E1: Aldgate Exchange, 133/137 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7PT. Thorley Taverns. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. Free house opened Dec 97. Reported closed and boarded in 2014. Converted into offices in 2016. Map.

E1: Alma, 41 Spelman Street, E1 5LQ. Free House. Version: 2003/11. No Longer a pub. Home to the Providence Housing Trust.Once described thus: Formerly the Ed Tilney brewery, which used the same source of water as Trumans. The site of the pump and well are still in existence in the garden. Closed in 2001.

E1: ARCHERS-BUXTON, 42 Osborn Street, E1 6TD. Whitbread. Version: 2019/06. No real ale no handpump 2005. Once a typical one-bar locals pub. Cask beer restored some time ago but not previously reported. Closed whilst being converted to the BUXTON, a pub with 15 rooms. To reopen as the BUXTON on 20th May 2019. Reopened and renamed the Buxton, after local social reformer Sir Thomas Foxwell Buxton, features a ground floor pub, with a standalone open kitchen and bar with counter seating and a European food menu (expect dishes like asparagus with polenta chips and stracciatella, Dexter beef with celeriac remoulade, and treacle tart with clotted cream), and a seven-storey hotel with 15 bedrooms. Sister pub to the Culpepper. One real ale.Map.

E1: Arkwrights, 90 Duckett Street, E1 4SY. Ascot Estates. Version: 1995/04. No longer a pub. Ex Watney. Closed 1995 and became a shop. Demolished 2012 and replaced by flats. Once described thus: Choice of real ale occasionally changes, but one from the Watney range is always available. One bar local, with fine collection of pot plants and a display of badges of the former independent fire brigades before the amalgamation into the London Fire Brigade in 1965. Darts, shove h'p. Original Name: Anchor & Hope.

E1: ARTFUL DODGER, 47 Royal Mint Street, E1 8LG. Free House. Version: 2006/06. Ex Ind Coope pub called the Crown & Seven Stars, it is a Grade II listed building. It originally got its licence in 1904 and was closed for four years before finally being re-opened in September 1985. Upstairs is a wine bar while downstairs the bar is smartly decorated. Home cooked food lunchtimes. Darts and shove halfpenny. Function room. Beer range varies - up to three real ales - usually based around Courage Best. Map. Original Name: Crown & Seven Stars.

E1: Artichoke, 91 Stepney Way, E1 3BG. G Met Watneys. Version: 2020/11. Closed Closed and gutted 2001. Once described thus: Large and welcoming modern pub with a well lit leather-seated lounge and outdoor drinking area. Two bars and a restaurant that can be used as a function room. Still vacant October 2020. Planning permission granted in 2015 to demolish and redevelop site. Map.

E1: ASTRONOMER, 125-129 Middlesex Street, E1 7JF. Fuller's. Version: 2016/10. New Fuller's pub 1998. Renamed ASTRONOMER. Now has a handful of Fullers cask beers, plus a guest e.g. Butcombe, and some interesting bottles. Map. Original Name: SHOOTING STAR.

E1: Australian Arms, 18 Bigland Street, E1 2NQ. Courage. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Closed and fire damaged 1989. Now a supermarket with flats above (extended in 2012).

E1: Bancroft Arms, 410 Mile End Road, E1 4RQ. G Met Trumans. Version: 2010/06. No Real Ales! Re-opened Dec 93. Handpump removed. Map.

E1: Bar 45, 45 Mile End Road, E1 4TT. Ind Coope. Version: 2012/06. No longer a pub. Wood panelled one-bar pub with old photos of Billingsgate Fish Market above the bar. Renamed BAR 45 in early 2011, Punch, ex-Allied (Taylor Walker), closed and boarded up. Now a restaurant called Kafella Grill. Keg since 1993. Map. Original Name: Three Cranes Previous Name(s): Forty Five.

E1: BAR LOCKS, 21 White Church Lane, E1 7QR. G Met Trumans. Version: 2012/06. Fuller: London Pride. Renamed Cauthens in September 1989. was the Horse & Groom. Former 19th century coaching inn, now revamped as a modern split-level bar decorated mainly decorated with sporting pictures. Darts. Restaurant. Function room. Pride rotatates with Landlord. Was FAGINS for a while before being renamed BAR LOCKS. Map. Original Name: Horse & Groom Previous Name(s): Cauthens, Fagins.

E1: Black Bull-Bar Nakoda, 199 Whitechapel Road, E1 1DE. Free House. Version: 2010/12. No longer a pub. Renamed BAR NAKODA. Converted to Bombay Grill Indian restaurant. Map. Previous Name(s): Black Bull.

E1: Barley Mow, 42 Headlam Street, E1 5RT. G Met Watneys. Version: 2002/05. Pub Demolished. Demolished and replaced by flats 2002.

E1: BELL, 50 Middlesex Street, E1 7EX. Thorley Taverns. Version: 2010/06. Wells & Young's: Courage Best Bitter,, Wells & Youngs.: Wells Bombardier, Adnams: Bitter. Ex G Met Trumans. Now a Thorley Taverns (1997). Reverted to Bell after being the Market Trader. Map. Original Name: Bell Previous Name(s): Market Trader.

E1: Black Horse, 168 Mile End Road, E1 4LJ. Bass. Version: 2006/12. No longer a pub. Was (2002) a bar and club opening late evenings only. Renamed E-ONE CLUB, now (2005) a pub/club with restricted opening hours. An Empty Grade II listed pub with permission for change of use to A3. Map. Previous Name(s): E One Club.

E1: BLACK HORSE, 40 Leman Street, E1 8EU. Free House. Version: 2013/12. Greene King: OSH, Sharp: Doom Bar. Former Courage pub. 2002 a free house renamed Bar Bed. Closed following a drugs raid. Owned by the Wentworth Pub Co? Closed again in December 2008. Reopened and renamed ZEPPELIN SHELTER. Reverted to BLACK HORSE. Map. Original Name: Black Horse Previous Name(s): Bar Bed, Zeppelin Shelter.

E1: BLIND BEGGAR, 337 Whitechapel Road, E1 1BU. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2009/12. Fuller's,: London Pride. Range 2005. Large and well decorated one bar pub popular with the young and old. It supposedly gets its name from the 'Ballad of the Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green' which is 60 verses long. General Booth gave one of his first sermons from around here in 1865. The pub was the scene of a Kray gangland killing in the 1960s. The pub itself was built in 1894. Lunchtime food. Garden. Map.

E1: Brewery Tap, 500 Commercial Road, E1 0HY. G Met Watneys. Version: 2013/12. No longer a pub. Ex-Watney, pub last operated by Newton Folgate Inns under Punch. Closed 2012 and upper floors converted to flats together with two extra storeys above. Ground floor vacant and to let for retail use. Map. Previous Name(s): Mariners.

E1: Bricklayers Arms, 71 Redmans Road, E1 3AQ. Free House. Version: 2004/11. No longer a pub. Ex Watney free house. Once a one-bar corner locals' pub with wood panelled walls with photographs and prints. Demolished in 2004 and replaced by a hole in the ground and then flats.

E1: Britannia, 232 Cable Street, E1 0BL. Ind Coope. Version: 2006/06. No Longer a pub. Closed pre July 96. Still closed Dec 2006. Former Meux's and ex-Taylor Walker, now in residential use - pub sign removed around 2010.

E1: Britannia, 44 Morris Street, E1 2NP. Belhaven. Version: 2005/05. No longer a pub. 2005 now a fast food shop. Former Ind Coope Taylor Walker (July 96).

E1: British Prince, 49 Bromley Street, E1 ONB. Free House. Version: 2006/12. Closed. Fomer Ind Coope Taylor Walker. Re-opened pre July 96, now free? Closed 2006. Wilmax Porcelain part on ground floor, 2 flats at rear & above. Once an interesting old fashioned locals' pub with small inter-connecting bars. Is in a conservation area. Snacks/ Darts/Musak.

E1: BROWN BEAR, 139 Leman Street, E1 8EY. Punch Tavers,ex Ind Coope. Version: 2006/06. Fuller's,: London Pride, Adnam: Bitter. A Grade II Listed Building because part of original glass remains with brass letters on sills and brass rails inside. An excellent Edwardian decorateass rails inside. An excellent Edwardian decorated pub, superb facilities and very comfortable. Menu combines beer with food. Lunchtime cooked food and snacks at other times. Open at 8.30 for breakfasts (not for beer). Darts and bar billiards.plus 1-2 guests from the 'Finest Cask' list. Map.

E1: Cape Bar-MORETOWN BELLE, Thomas Moore Sq/Nesham Street, E1W 1YY. Free House. Version: 2019/03. Closed. New free house opened Summer 1997. Accquired by Barracuda pub chain from Old Monk Pub Co. Renamed Thomas More. Renamed CAPE (THE SPIRIT OF SOUTH AFRICA). Closed by May 2017. Lease for sale £260,000 Jan 2016 due to Parity being in administration. Reopened as the MORETOWN BELLE, operated by Belle Pubs & Restaurants. Modern bar with sports TV, 3 pool tables and 3 dart boards. 3 cask ales from the Marston's range.Map. Original Name: Old Monk Previous Name(s): Thomas More.

E1: CAPTAIN KIDD, 108 Wapping High Street, E1W 2NE. Samuel Smith. Version: 2003/05. Sam Smiths: OBB. Pub converted from a warehouse and decorated in a style that befits the new clientele of the area. Views overlooking the river. Darts. Restaurant and childrens room. Garden. As per all Sam Smith's pubs, there is no piped music, and a ban on electronic devices to encourage friendly conversation. Two Samuel Smiths Bitters on tap (2003). Map.

E1: Carlton, 238 Bancroft Road, E1 4BS. Free House. Version: 2018/10. No real ales Former Bass pub. Planning application n of existing first floor, to provide 4 new residential units over 3 and 4 storeys. Does this mean the end of this backstreet local ? Closed, partially demolished to make way for residential development, permission to change use of the ground floor was refused and so it may reopen. Has been demolished without planning permission and Tower Hamlet council have the power to make the developers replace it brick by brick. Map. Original Name: Carlton Arms.

E1: Carpenters Arms, 135 Cambridge Heath Road, E1 5RN. Pubs n Bars. Version: 2019/07 Ex Pubs n Bars chain, ex-Bass. Cask beer restored in 2014 but none in 2019. Now run by Pubs n Bars chain, ex-Bass. Map.

E1: CASTLE (DOYLES CORNER), 44 Commercial Road, E1 1LN. Free House. Version: 2006/06. Wells & Young's: Courage Best Bitter, Wells & Young's: Courage Directors Bitter, Heineken UK: John Smith's Bitter. Former Courage pub. They tell me (SH) that they sell Greene King IPA and, sometimes, another Greene King beer. But there seems precious little evidence of this. Map.

E1: Caxton, 50 The Highway, E1W 2BG. G Met Watneys. Version: 2012/12. No longer a Pub. Now a Dominos Pizza. Wellington ex Watney. Map. Previous Name(s): Artichoke.

E1: Charlies, 124 Globe Road, E1 4DZ. Free House. Version: 2014/12. Demolished. Re-opened (March 1995) and renamed Charlie's. Now a free house. Ex Watneys. Closed, future uncertain.Having been closed and boarded since 2009, now demolished and replaced with flats. Map. Original Name: Prince Of Wales .

E1: China Ship, 4 Orton Street, E1 9LN. Bass. Version: 1992/01. No longer a pub. Demolished. Now modern office blocks 2005. Ex Bass.

E1: Colet Arms, 94 White Horse Road, E1 0NL. Wiltshire. Version: 2008/07. No Longer a pub. Was Wiltshire Brewery owned, then run by Inn Business and reported closed 2003. Now converted to residential use. Originally Bass. Map.

E1: COMMERCIAL TAVERN, 142 Commercial Street, E1 6NU. Barworks. Version: 2019/01. No longer pool or darts but the interior has been sympathetically renovated recently. A Grade II Listed Building. Function room. Also real cider here. Electric redecoration since my (Stephen Harris) last visit. Ex Newton Folgate Inns, ex-Bass via Punch. Sold in March to Barworks. Now four changing cask beers, e.g. Otley, Salopian, Siren. Keg craft beers and over 40 bottled beers from many countries. Ex Punch Freehold sold to ELECTRICITY SUPPLY NOMINEES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED by BARWORKS Oct 2018 for £4.65m. Map.

E1: Crown & Dolphin, 56 Cannon Street Road, E1 0BH. Wiltshire. Version: 1992/01. No longer a pub. Former Charrington pub 1992.Was Wiltshire Brewery owned. Converted to flats (although there is no planning permission after 2000 to do this). Two flat sold in 2006 as new builds. It is understood that the ground floor is still in planning terms A4.

E1: Crown & Leek, 11 Deal Street, E1 5AH. G Met Trumans. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Ex Truman pub converted to a workshop.

E1: Crown & Sceptre, 84 Ben Jonson Road, E1 4QH. Shepherd Neame. Version: 1996/10. No longer a pub. Converted to a fried chicken shop 1996. Once a comfortable locals' pub, also known as the Jug House with darts. Snacks lunchtime. Accquired by Shepherd Neame prior to 1983.

E1: CROWN & SHUTTLE, 226 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6PJ. G Met Trumans. Version: 2013/04. Sharp: Doom Bar. Closed 2001. Reopened April 2013 after 12 years of closure and dereliction and now independent, ex-Truman. Refurbished bar area with basic decor, bare floorboards, exposed brick walls, rough and ready furniture etc with rear extension (includes the bar).Keykeg craft beers and Meantime brewery fresh tank lager dispensed under pressure (£4.80-7.20/pint) beside the bar. A food truck in the large rear garden offers beer flavoured dishes.

E1: CULPEPER, 40 Commercial Street, E1 6LP. Free House. Version: 2014/12. Wells & Young's: Courage Best Bitter, Fuller: London Pride, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. On the Local List of Listed Buildings. Busy darts orientated pub formerly called the Princess Alice after the Thames river boat which sunk last century with heavy loss of life. Pool. Function room. Cooked meals lunchtime and snacks other times.Now Free, ex-Thorley Taverns. Renamed, CULPEPER. Map. Original Name: Princess Alice Previous Name(s): City Darts.

E1: Dean Swift, 2 Deancross Street, E1 2QA. G Met Watneys. Version: 2020/09. No real ales Once an expensive side street pub with a mixed clientele of locals and young drinkers with pool and shove halfpenny. Outside drinking area and car park. Keg since early 1993. Still Keg 2006. Planning permission to redevelop site retaining pub was refused March 2020. Sept 2020 - building site.Map.

E1: DICKENS INN, St Katherines Dock, E1W 1LB. Courage. Version: 2013/01. Caledonian: Deuchers IPA, Greene King: IPA. Dickens Own Traditional Bitter (og 1035) is also available. Expensive tourist attraction in style of beams, benches and sawdust. Behind an 18th century warehouse stood the present structure made of European redwood.The building was moved 75 yards to its present site. Two restaurants and a function room. Handy for visitors to the Tower and St Katherines Dock. Map.

E1: Dispensary-Leman Bar, 19a Leman Street, E1 8EN. Free House. Version: 2020/09. No real ales! New Regent Inns free house. Opened Nov 1997 in former hospital premises. Was owned by Poetry Bars & Restaurants' pub chain. Closed on visit Nov 2005. Reopened in October 2006 and renamed DISPENSARY. They use lined glasses. Leased by Regent Inns to enterprising couple with a keen interest in real ale and quality food, albeit rather expensive. Tastefully refurbished with cream décor and ceiling fans,bare boards and tiled flooring, low lighting and mirrors. Spiral staircase leads to dining area at mezzanine level over bar. Pub closed on 21.12.18 following a rent hike. No draught beer. Renamed Leman Bar. Map. Original Name: Old Dispensary .

E1: Docks & Co, 66 Royal Mint Street, E1 8LG. Davys Free House. Version: 2010/07. No longer a pub. New Davy's pub (1998) reported keg in 2004. Renamend Fusion Lounge and closed and converted to office use 2010. Map. Previous Name(s): Fusion Lounge.

E1: DOG & TRUCK, 72 Back Church Lane, E1 1LX. Bermonsey Pub Co. Version: 2016/08. Greene King: IPA, Harveys: Sussex Best Bitter. Ex G Met Watneys. Now part of Enterprises Bermondsey Pub Co managed estate. Map.

E1: Dover Castle, 55 Sutton Street, E1 0AY. ex Ind Coope. Version: No longer a pub. A hotel since 2001. Described in the 1991 guide thus: Back street local with black and white interior with darts and pool. Snacks at all times. Open all permitted hours.

E1: DRUNKEN MONKEY-GOOSE ISLAND BREWPUB, 222 Shoreditch High St, E1 6PJ. Version 2018/10. Was TRADERS BAR. Taken over in September by AB InBev and renamed GOOSE ISLAND BREWPUB, after the closure of the one in SW12. Cask beer introduced, four e.g. Fuller’s ESB and London Pride, Thornbridge Jaipur. They are due to start brewing on-site in November.

E1: Duke of Norfolk, 30 Massingham Street, E1 4EW. Ind Coope. Version: 2003/05. No longer a pub. Planning granted 1996. Converted to flats by 2003.

E1: DUKE OF SOMERSET, 15 Little Somerset Street, E1 8AH. Town (Stonegate). Version: 2006/06. Greene King: Old Speckled Hen. Renamed Thirst & Last the back to Duke of Somerset. Appears to be selling only Greene King Old Speckled Hen at present (on the strength of two visits). Map. Previous Name(s): Thirst & Last.

E1: Duke of Wellington, 12 Toynbee Street, E1 7NE. Bass. Version: 2020/03. Before the refurb in 2019 it was described as a well lit two-bar locals' pub with basic public bar and comfortable lounge. Cooked food lunchtime. Darts(three boards). Garden. Facilities for the disabled.only. Acquired c.2013 by Mendoza Ltd. Various planning applications were rejected, but it has recently closed. Reopened. Modernized and refurbished - large selection of keg beers. Real ales are Doom Bar and Landlord.Map.

E1: Duke Of Wellington, 63 Brady Street, E1 5DW. Free House. Version: 2012/12. No longer a pub. Closed in 2002 and demolished in 2008. Map.

E1: ENGLISH RESTAURANT, 50/52 Brushfield St, E1 6AG. . Version: 2012/06. Two varying Redemption beers. Established as an independent restaurant and coffee shop in 2001 in former commercial premises, a revamp has seen the installation of a bar with two handpumps. Beers will vary and beers from other London micros are planned. Formerly Market Coffee House. Grade II-listed building with dining room upstairs. Salvaged interior from Bell, Carter Lane, demolished in 1999. Map.

E1: Fifth Avenue, 169 Mile End Road, E1 4AQ. Courage. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Converted to flats March 96. Original Name: Blackboy.

E1: Fish & Ring, 141 White Horse Road, E1 0NW. Free House. Version: 1999/11. No Longer a pub. Converted to flats 1999. Name derives from a cry for help to St Mungo, Patron St of Glasgow, from Queen Langouteth. Her husband suspected her of dallying with a knight. As the knight slept the King stole his ring (which the Queen had given to the knight, having had it given to her by the King) and threw it in the river. The Queen was asked to produce it and turned to St Mungo for help; he sent a man to the river with orders to bring back the first fish he caught. The man caught a salmom and in its mouth was the ring. Once a comfortable and friendly locals' pub with darts, public bar and snacks at lunchtime. Ex Charrington.

E1: Fountain, 438 Mile End Road, E1 4PE. Bass. Version: 2010/12. Pub Demolished. Once a modern two bar pub with chandelier style lights in the saloon. Renamed LA LUNA by April 2005 and more recently 54. Punch, ex-Bass. Map. Previous Name(s): La Luna, Chaz.

E1: Frying Pan, 13 Brick Lane, E1 6PU. G Met Trumans. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Now an Indian resturant Shera. Ex Truman.

E1: GEORGE TAVERN, 373 Commercial Road, E1 0LA. Free House. Version: 2009/07. Marston's: Draught Bass. Was renamed Mad George. Modernised old pub with live music and door charge on occasions. Has retained huge tiled painted mural. Map. Previous Name(s): Mad George.

E1: Gloster Arms, 93/95 Commercial Road, E1 1RS. G Met Watneys. Version: 2000/11. No longer a pub. Converted to a shop 2000. Euro Miss (Ladies Fashionwear).

E1: GOLDEN HEART, 110 Commercial Street, E1 6LZ. G Met Trumans. Version: 2006/06. Adnams: Bitter, Adnams: Broadside. Pleasant wood panelled pub with engraved names of old Truman beers. Frequented by locals and once by Spitalfields Market workers (until it closed they took advantage of the early morning licensing hours). Cooked meals at lunchtime and snacks at all times. Restaurant and wine bar. Map.

E1: Golden Lion, 135 Cannon Street Road, E1 2LX. Alied Breweries. Version:1986/00. No longer a pub. Was a one bar disco pub in 1983 selling Taylor Walker Bitter and Mainline but was converted to a social club in 1985. Converted to restaurant in 2012.

E1: GOOD SAMARITAN, 87 Turner Street, E1 2AE. Scottish&New. Version: 2016/10. Formerly G Met Trumans. Sammys to generations of staff and students from the London Hospital. Lively pub with a young clientele. Patients from the hospital have been known to nip in for a quick drink. Cooked food lunchtime. Reopened after closing in May. Map.

E1: GOODMANS FIELDS, 87-91 Mansell St , E1 8AP. Wetherspoons. Version: 2002/05. Fuller's: London Pride, Greene King: IPA, Greene King: Abbot. New Wetherspoons. Opened Nov 2001. Map.

E1: GRAPESHOTS, 2-3 Artillery Passage, E1 7LJ. Davy. Version: 2014/12. Formerly a non draught bar in the chain. Cask beer introduced, the beer known as Davys Old Wallop. Map.

E1: Grave Maurice, 269 Whitechapel Road, E1 1BY. G Met Trumans. Version: 2011/06. No longer a pub. Renamed Q Bar 2004. Is officially titled "Q Bar at Grave Maurice" Closed and converted to a Paddy Power betting shop by December 2010. Pub established in 1723. Map. Previous Name(s): Q Bar.

E1: GROCER, 4 Crispin Place, E1 6DW. Youngs. Version: 2001/01. New Geronimo pub,opened in November within the redeveloped part of Spitalfields Market. Spacious, clean and modern, with covered terrace and beer garden. Three changing cask beers. Map.

E1: GUN, 54 Brushfield Street, E1 6AG. Star. Version: 2019/01. On its 4th site in 300 years. The first site was in Artillery Lane, the second and third site is now part of Spitalfield Market. It had been on the present site since 1926 before being closed in February 2015 and then demolished. Now East London Pub Co ex- Star, ex- Truman via S&N PC. Four changing real ales (such as Caledonian Deuchars IPA;Otter Bitter). Website: https://www.thegunlondon.com/ Map.

E1: HALF MOON, 212-223 Mile End Road, E1 4AA. Wetherspoons. Version: 1998/09. Wetherspoons pub opened in 1998. Map.

E1: Hayfield Tavern, 158 Mile End Road, E1 4LJ. Bass. Version: 1992/00. No longer a pub. Once a two bar mock Tudor style comfortable pub. From 1970-78 the pub was named "The Pearly Queen" a bright cocktail style bar. Closed Dec 2009. Converted to Hayfield Masala Indian restaurant. Formerly the brewery tap of Charrington: the brewery opposite closed in 1975, becoming a retail park. Previous Name(s): Pearly Queen (1975).

E1: Hearts of Oak, 36 Dock Street, E1 8JP. Courage. Version: 1992/03. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2002.

E1: Henrys Cafe & Bar, 8 Balkan Walk-Tobacco Dock Shopping Centre, E1 9SG. Greenhalls. Version: 2003/05. Closed. A pub in a deserted shopping centre closed c.2003 the shopping centre with one shop closed in 2008.

E1: Hollands, Brayford Square. (ex 9 Exmouth Street), E1 0SG. Youngs. Version: 1997/06. Closed. A Grade II Listed Building. Listed for Interior' with boarded ceiling, pine panelling and settles. Engraved and painted glasswork. Elaborate fireplaces and overmantles. PUB CLOSED 1997. Converted to residential use.

E1: HORN OF PLENTY, 36 Globe Road, E1 4DU. Free House. Version: 201/09. Fuller: London Pride. Former Truman. Reverted to HORN OF PLENTY, Free, Cask beer restored, Fullers London Pride and a couple of guests, e.g. Hackney. Map. Original Name: Horn Of Plenty Previous Name(s): Horns.

E1: Horns & Horseshoe, 10 Cable Street, E1 8JG. Bass. Version: 1997/06. No longer a pub. Is No longer a pub. (1997) though it's hard to tell what it has been turned into with its two doors and one doorbell. Presumabley flats.

E1: Hungerford Arms, 240 Commercial Road, E1 2NB. G Met Watneys. Version: 2006/06. No real ales. One long bar with wood panelling and a red and pink decor. Collection of pots, jugs, plates and other bric-a-brac. Darts. Snacks at all times.

E1: Indo, 133 Whitechapel Road, E1 1DT. Mercury Taverns. Version: 2019/09. Closed 2019. Run by Mercury Taverns ex Bass. Renamed Indo. Map. Original Name: Old Blue Anchor.

E1: Ivories, 43 East Smithfield, E1 9AP. Bass. Version: 2005/12. Pub demolished 2004. Replaced by flats and Secrets, a table dancing venue. Previous Name(s): Millennium, Moorings.

E1: Jolly Butchers, 157 Brick Lane, E1 6SB. G Met Trumans. Version: 1997/06. No longer a pub. Converted to retail use July 97.

E1: Jolly Sailor, 8 Garnet Street, E1 9QT. Charles Wells. Version: 1999/11. Pub Demolished. Former Charrington pub 1993. Demolished and replaced by flats 1999.

E1: Katherine Wheel, 50 Cephas Avenue, E1 4AR. Wiltshire. Version: 2000/05. No longer a pub. First Wiltshire Brewery pub in the East End. Converted to flats 2000. Once described as:. Smart comfortable one bar pub decorated in the style of a Victorian dinning room with a grey and pink colour scheme. Ex Charrington.

E1: Kings Arms-Soma, 230 Mile End Road, E1 4LJ. Ind Coope. Version: 2010/12. Closed. Renamed Soma. Closed and the lease for sale/rent. Free, being converted to Soma Kitchen restaurant. Soma. Closed and the lease for sale/rent. Free, being converted to Soma Kitchen restaurant. Onced described as: Horseshoe bar with old copies of childrens comics and comical pictures on the wall along with a fine engraved mirror depicting a horse race scene. For many years the upstairs rooms were the first offices of the Doctor Barnardo organisation. Darts. Food lunchtime. Map. Original Name: Kings Arms

Map. Previous Name(s): Soma.

E1: Kings Arms, 513 Cable Street, EW1 3ER. Enterprise. Version: 2013/12. No longer a pub. Upper floors now converted to flats, together with two extra storeys above, following planning permission granted by Tower Hamlets Council in May 2012. Ex Watney. Permission has now also been granted to the developer for conversion of the ground floor and basement commercial space to flats in a classic two stage development process. Map.

E1: Kings Arms, 514 Commercial Road, E1 0HY. Bass. Version: 2012/12. No longer a pub. Closed c2000. Was a Lilliputs fashion manufacturer now a branch of Bank of Baroda. Map. Previous Name(s): Mariners.

E1: Kings Head, 128 Commercial Road, E1 1NL. Labatts. Version: 2000/11. No longer a pub. Ex Labatts' Free House' originally Bass Charrington. Closed and pub/brewery signs removed and being converted to a shop 2000.

E1: KINGS STORES, 14 Widegate Street, E1 7HP. Greene King. Version: 2012/12. Everard: Truman Runner. Now Greene King, ex-Whitbread via Laurel. Now transferred by Greene King from main estate to Real Pubs subsidiary. Map.

E1: Knave of Clubs, 25 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA. Ind Coope. Version: 2018/02. No real ales! Was owned by Maple Leaf Inns. Closed July 94. Now a restaurant called Les Trois Garcons in 2001. Having closed in 1994 and serving for many years as a restaurant, reopened in summer 2016 as DIRTY BONES, a chain restaurant but offering bar service and retaining late 19th century bar fittings. No cask beer. Recognised as a historic pub interior of some regional importance.

E1: LEMAN STREET TAVERN, 31 Leman Street, E1 8PT. Youngs. Version: 2016/03. Spacious new Geronimo pub, opened February 2016. Cask beers. Map.

E1: Lion, 8 Tapp Street, E1 5RE. G Met Trumans. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Converted to residential use 2002.

E1: Little Star, 164 White Horse Road, E1 0NW. G Met Watneys. Version: 2010/12. No longer a pub. Enterprise, ex-Watney via Unique, closed and sold with upper floors rented out as residential accommodation. Application for demolition PA/14/01234 with Tower Hamlets and approved 31 Jul 2014. Map.

E1: Location, 67 Mile End Road, E1 4TT. Version: 1995/10. No longer a pub. Became a Thai restaurant in 1995. now a mobility aids store. Original Name: Red Cow.

E1: Lord Nelson, 230 Commercial Road, E1 2NB. Bass. Version: 2010/07. No longer a pub. Was a shop in 2005 then an Indian restaurant. Now a Turkish restaurant 2010.

E1: Lord Rodneys Head, 285 Whitechapel Road, E1 1BY. Banks & Taylor. Version: 2004/11. No longer a pub. Renamed Flunky Monkey. Now a shoe shop (Shoebox) although again the hanging sign is still there. Previous Name(s): Flunky Monkey.

E1: Mackworth Arms, 158 Commercial Road, E1. Free House. This pub was mentioned in passing on page 170 of the 1986 guide as no longer serving the community as a pub. This was the description given in the 1983 guide: Large plushly furnished one bar Murphy's house, recently renovated & friendly. Lunches/Musak. It sold GODSONS BLACK HORSE, GODSONS BEST BITTER, ADNAMS BITTER and EVERARDS TIGER.

E1: MAHOGANY BAR, Wiltons Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley, E1 8JB. Version: 2018/02. Adnams: American Style IPA, Everards: Trumans Runner. Independent bar at front of music hall, open to public. Bare brick walls and mahogany bar reputedly inherited from former pub on site. Mahogany Bar refused to serve at 21.45 12 February 2018.

E1: Mariners, 514 Commercial Road, E1 0HY. Bass Charrington. Version: 2017/06. No longer a pub. Now residential use. Subtitled Montys 1996. This is now called Carib City. See: http://www.caribcity.co.uk/ Caribbean restaurant June 2017. Original Name: Kings Arms Previous Name(s): Montys.

E1: Mason & Taylor, 51-55 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA. Brewdog. Version: 2012/12. No Real Ales! Independent bar opened in December 2010 in premises formerly Green & Red brasserie and bar (with no draught beers), and originally O2 BRASSERIE (BAR). Attractive simple decor with bare floor and ample tables and chairs. Open 12-midnight (1am Fri/Sat). Map. Original Name: O2 BRASSERIE (BAR) Previous Name(s): Green & Red.

E1: Mercers Arms, 34 Belgrave Street, E1 0NQ. Free House. Version: 2014/06. No longer a Pub. Former Bass pub. Free, closed and boarded up, construction work under way. Converted to residential use by October 2013- Mercers Place. Map.

E1: Mint, 60 East Smithfield, E1W 1AP. Fuller's. Version: 2009/12. Closed. New pub opened 1992. Fuller, closed, lease not renewed by Fullers, future uncertain. Map.

E1: Nags Head, 15 Whitechapel Road, E1 1DU. ex Courage. Version: 2019/09. No real ales. Keg 2006. Strip club sold by Ei to Tavern Propco.Map.

E1: Norfolk Village, 199 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6LG. Bass. Version: 2004/05. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2003 to make way for a bridge as part of the East London Line extension. The new Shoreditch High Street station is opposite.

E1: Old Carpenters Arms, 78 Ben Jonson Road, E1 3NN. G Met Watneys. Version: 1999/11. No longer a pub. Was for a while in 1984 called Sabres. Closed in 1999 and now AM accountancy services. Original Name: New Carpenters Arms Previous Name(s): Sabres.

E1: Old Globe, 191 Mile End Road, E1 4AA. Free House. Version: 2010/12. No longer a pub. Closed 2010 then converted to a betting office. Map.

E1: Old House At Home, 87 Watney Street, E1 2QE. G Met Watneys. Version: 2007/12. No Longer a pub. No real ale no handpump freehold for sale (Strettons) 2005. Pub closed and covered in scaffolding. Ex-Watney. Ground floor now converted to small supermarket with upper floors extended and converted to residential use. Map.

E1: Old Monk, 32 Leman Street, E1 8EW. Free House. Version: 2006/12. No Longer a pub. New free house opened Dec 97. Closed Nov 2005. Reopened and believed to be the only surviving OLD MONK having been bought back by the Sprinbok chain. Map. Previous Name(s): Whites Gentlemans Club.

E1: Old Red Lion, 217 Whitechapel Road, E1 1DE. Version: 1993/07. No longer a pub. Closed in 1989 and now a Shoe Sho. Now a supermarket 1993.

E1: Old Rose, 128 The Highway, E1W 2BX. Enterprise. Version: 2011/06. Pub closed. Renamed Rose. Closed and boarded up, future uncertain. Pub established in 1839. Still derelict 2011. Map. Previous Name(s): Rose.

E1: Old Two Brewers, 154 Brick Lane, E1 6RU. G Met Trumans. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Closed 1989. Was a coffee shop but became a clothing shop named Religion by 2010.

E1: OLIVER CONQUEST, 70 Leman Street, E1 8EU. Version: 2019/11. A Grade II Listed Building. Reopened and renamed OLIVER CONQUEST in October 2010. Ex G Met Trumans. Reopened as part of EI Group’s Bermondsey Pub Co managed division. Returned to tenanted division and now operated by Tidalwave Bars. At least two real ales, one was London Pride. Map. Original Name: Garrick Tavern Previous Name(s): Mr Pickwicks.

E1: ONE SIXTY (CITY)-CITY BAR & KITCHEN, 9 Stoney Street c/o White Kennet Lane, E1 7BH. Town (Stonegate). Version: 2016/03. Fuller: London Pride. Was Adnams tied pub opened July 95. Renamed SLUG & LETTUCE. Former free house now Town & City, ex-SFI via Laurel and Bay Restaurant Group.Sold and renamed in September ONE SIXTY (CITY), sister to One Sixty, NW6. Renamed CITY BAR & KITCHEN. Still has three cask beers, Sharp’s Doom Bar, St Austell Tribute and a guest. Map. Original Name: Water Poet Previous Name(s): Slug & Lettuce.

E1: Oxford Arms, 43 Stepney Way, E1 2JJ. Magic Pub Co. Version: 2008/12. Pub Demolished. Former Magic Pub Co, was Stanwood Taverns. Closed and boarded 2004. Now demolished and part of a major development site. Map.

E1: Peacock, 145 Aylward Street, E1 0QW. Free House. Version: 1993/04. No real ales Former Watney pub 1993. Map.

E1: Peasants Revolt, 56 Cleveland Way, E1 4UF. Free House. Version: 2008/11. No longer a pub. Former Watney pub 1993. Demolished and converted to flats 2000. Originally Golden Eagle. Previous Name(s): Guvners.

E1: Pipeline-Wringer & Mangle, 94-98 Middlesex Street, E1 7EZ. Free House. Version: 2018/12. No real ales! Opened October 1999 in former commercial premises. Accquired by Puzzle Pub Co and renamed PUZZLE E1. Closed last year, taken over by Calabrese as a poultry restaurant called ‘Holy Birds’ with a cocktail bar in the basement, already closed pending further changes. Update: Having closed last year (2016) and operated as a restaurant, repositioned in September (2017) by Calabrese as their second Wringer & Mangle, a restaurant & bar with no cask beer. Taken over by Usain Bolt in October and renamed TRACKS & RECORDS, a Jamaican DJ bar & restaurant. Still no cask beer. Map. Original Name: Old Monk Previous Name(s): Puzzle E1, Pipeline, Holy Birds, Wringer & Mangle.

E1: Poet, 82/84 Middlesex Street , E1 7EZ. Free House. Version: 2011/12. Closed. Opened 2001. Closed on visit Nov 2011. Now (2014) a shop Empire Textiles. Map.

E1: PRIDE OF SPITALFIELDS, 3 Heneage Street, E1 5LJ. Free House. Version: 2010/12. Crouch Vale: Brewers Gold, Fuller's: London Pride, Fuller's:ESB. Formerly the Romford Arms. A single bar pub with photos of old East End street scenes on the walls. Appealing to visitors and locals alike. Good value pints and handy for the curry houses of Brick Lane. Map. Original Name: Romford Arms .

E1: Pride Of Stepney, 269 Stepney Way, E1 3DH. G Met Trumans. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Closed (2000). Original pub sign for Clare Hall revealed. Now a fast food shop/flats c2000. Perfect Fried Chicken (flats above).

E1: Prince Of Wales, 124 Globe Road, E1 4DZ. Free House. Version: 2009/07. Closed. Re-opened (March 1995) and renamed Charlie's. Now a free house. Ex Watneys. Closed, future uncertain. Map. Previous Name(s): Charlies.

E1: Prince Of Wales, 14 Waley Street, E1 4SZ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2001/11. Pub Demolished. Demolished and replaced by flats 2001.

E1: Prince Regent, 105 Globe Road, E1 4LB. G Met Trumans. Version: 2009/07. No Longer a pub. All signs that it is/was a pub have been removed. Now converted to offices named Windsor House.

E1: PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA, 15 Prescot Street, E1 8AZ. Shepherd Neame. Version: 2006/06. Shepherd Neame: Kents Best, Shepherd Neame: Master Brew, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. Former G Met Trumans. Former S&N pub accquired by Shepherd Neame in March 2005. Two room pub with beer garden at rear. Map.

E1: PROSPECT OF WHITBY, 57 Wapping Wall, E1W 3TJ. Greene King. Version: 2020/03. Fuller's: London Pride, Greene King: IPA, Marston: Pedigree. Real Cider. Former G Met Watneys. 18th century panelling on first floor. Restaurant upstairs, childrens room, Snacks and cooked meals at all times. Riverside balcony. Outside drinking area. Ex Punch Pub Co, ex-S&N via Spirit. Now has Greene King IPA, Black Sheep Bitter and three guests. Map.

E1: Queens Head, 57 Greatorex Street, E1 5NP. G Met Watneys. Version: 2006/06. Pub Demolished. Demolition in progress 2002. New residential block now under construction on site of this pub.

E1: Queens Head, 83 Fieldgate Street, E1 1JU. Free House. Version: 1992/01. No longer a pub. Former G Met Trumans. Converted (2001) to an Indian Restaurant named Tayyabs. Previous Name(s): Taggles.

E1: R Bar, 237 Mile End Road, E1 4AA. Wiltshire. Version: 2014/06. Closed. Ex Wiltshire now run by Inn Business. Renamed L'Oasis. Renamed R BAR by January 2012, Punch (formerly leased to Inn Business), ex-Bass, closed 2013. Now Verdi's Italian restaurant.. Sept 2013 show sign of restaurant(?) opening soon. Pride of Asia. Map. Original Name: Three Crowns Previous Name(s): L'Oasis.

E1: Railway Arms, 60 Sutton Street, E1 0AY. G Met Watneys. Version: 2009/07. Pub Demolished Closed and boarded up 2001.

E1: RAINBOW (SPORTS BAR), 72 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JJ. Ind Coope. Version: 1998/09. Marston's: Draught Bass, Fuller's: London Pride. Renamed Pacificos and now (1998) Rainbow(Sports Bar). Map. Original Name: Bull & Pump Previous Name(s): Pacificos, Bull & Pump.

E1: Red Lion, 30 Whitechapel High Street, E1. Watney Combe. Version: 1992/00. No longer a pub. Demolished 1983. Now a shop.

E1: Rising Sun, 12 Royal Mint Street, E1 8LG. Whitbread. Version: 1992/00. Demolished Closed at the time of the 1983 Beer Guide.

E1: Roebuck, 27 Brady Street, E1 5DG. G Met Watneys. Version: 1995/10. Pub Demolished. Demolished Aug 95. Converted and substantially rebuilt for use as a barbers shop and cafe.

E1: Rose, 128 The Highway, E1W 2BX. Enterprise. Version: 2011/06. Pub closed. Renamed Rose. Locals' one bar pub. Closed 2011. Closed and boarded up, future uncertain. Pub established in 1839. Map. Original Name: Old Rose .

E1: Rose & Punchbowl, 7 Redmans Road, E1 3AQ. Belhaven. Version: 2004/11. Pub Demolished. Not Ascot Leisure owned. Demolished and replaced by flats 2004.

E1: Royal Duchess, 543/547 Commercial Road, E1 0HQ. Bass. Version: 2016/03. Closed. 2002 Handpumps sighted but no real ale? Closed in November, reportedly being demolished to make way for flats. Map.

E1: Royal Duke, 474 Commercial Road, E1 0JN. G Met Trumans. Version: 2006/12. No Longer a pub. Royal Duke since 1992. Former G Met Trumans. Converted to shop which had closed by 2014. Previous Name(s): Dukes.

E1: Royal George, 7 Selby Street, E1 5BX. G Met Trumans. Version: 1999/02. No longer a pub. Now a charity shop? 1999. Once a pleasant & usuable pub. Meals am & pm/Darts /Pool/Musak.

E1: Royal Oak, 120 Whitechapel Road, E1 1JE. G Met Watneys. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Was called Roosters 1980-85 and is Grade II Listed. Now a shop. Previous Name(s): Roosters.

E1: RUNNING HORSE (Mosaic Pub & Dining), 7 Piazza Walk, Leman St, E1 8FU. Version 2018/01. Opened by an operator previously known as City Fund Pub Co. Three changing cask beers, e.g. Truman’s.

E1: Scarborough Arms, 35 St. Marks Street, E1 8DJ. Punch. Version: 2011/06. Closed Closed with planning permission from Tower Hamlets Council for conversion to ten flats. Pub established by 1856. Interior building work underway in February 2011. Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685, the last battle on English soil. Map.

E1: Scots Arms, 1 Wapping High Street, E1 9LS. G Met Trumans. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Demolished c2004.

E1: Seven Stars, 112 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7PT. Ind Coope. Version: 2000/05. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2002. Betting office now (2014) on the site.

E1: Seven Stars, 49 Brick Lane, E1 6PU. G Met Watneys. Version: 2014/04. No longer a pub. Closed again in 2002. Now a shop.

E1: Ship, 387 Cable Street, E1 0AH. Ind Coope. Version: 2003/05. No longer a pub. Closed 2003. Converted to Flats.

E1: Ship On The Green, 60 Stepney Green, E1 3LE. Tolly Cobbold. Version: 2008/11. No longer a pub. Conversion to flats reported in 2005. Onced described as: Intimate atmosphere. Comfortable pub with pictures on the walls and motor horns on the ceiling. Darts and pool. Outside drinking area.

E1: SIMMONDS BAR, 61 Royal Mint Street, E1 8LG. G Met Trumans. Version: 2016/03. 2003 was a restaurant the Rosemary Lane. In 2013? was renamed Simmonds Bar. Map. Original Name: City of Carlisle Previous Name(s): Rosemary Lane.

E1: Sir John Falstaff, 111 Cannon Street Road, E1 2LX. Grand Met Watney. Version: Pub Demolished. Closed and boarded 2001. Demolished c2003.

E1: SIR SYDNEY SMITH, 22 Dock Street, E1 8JP. Wellington. Version: 2013/01. Renamed back to the Pepperpot. Renamed Pepperpot House. Independent, ex-Truman. Reverted to SIR SYDNEY SMITH after an unreported closure since 2014. Cask beer from Greene King. Three hand pumps generally on. Map. Original Name: Sir Sidney Smith Previous Name(s): Pepperpot-Pepperpot House.

E1: Slug & Lettuce, The Courtyard, E1 7BH. .Version: 2003/05. No real ales! Mentioned in an offer in the Evening Standard of October 17th 2003. News anyone? Map.

E1: Slug & Lettuce, Unit 1, Tower Bridge House, St Katharine Dock, E1W 1AA. Stonegate. Version: 2019/08. Renamed SLUG & LETTUCE following the takeover of the Living Room chain by Stonegate from Premium Bars & Restaurants in August 2013, with real ale installed.Handpumps removed following an earlier refurb so No Real Ale. Map. Previous Name(s): Living Room.

E1: Smiths of Spitalfields, 109 Commercial Sreet, E1 6BG. Version: 2017/04. No longer a pub. Renamed in 2013 SMITHS OF SPITALFIELDS. Reported closed earlier in 2016, interior gutted, future uncertain. Closed last year (2016), now divided into a clothes shop and a restaurant. Map. Original Name: Luxe Previous Name(s): Spitz Bar.


E1: Stable, 16-18 Whitechapel Road, E1 1EW . Stable. Version: 2019/11. Closed in 2019, future uncertain. In April (2016) became the first London outlet for STABLE, the cider & pizza chain majority-owned by Fullers. Had cask beer, two changing e.g. Dorset, Otter, plus a range of keg beers. Cask beer discontinued already, citing lack of demand. Still has lots of craft keg beers. Map. Original Name: Rhythm Factory.

E1: Star & Garter, 233 Whitechapel Road, E1 1DB. Charles Wells. Version: 2001/11. No longer a pub. Charles Wells ex Charrington. Now (2001) a fried chicken establishment. Once described as "One wall lined with mirrors, which makes the pub seem larger than it is." The building adjacent, Grodzinskys, was also a pub as can be seen by the sign - the Lord Napier.

E1: Still & Star, 1 Little Somerset Street, E1 8AH. Free. Version: 2013/12. Closed 2017, future uncertain. Small one-bar pub dispensing beer through one of four handpumps. Snacks at all times. Probably the only pub in the country so named. It may derive from the combination of distillation apparatus (still) and the symbol of an early licensees' association (star). Ex Bass. Map.

E1: TEN BELLS, 84 Commercial Street, E1 6LY. Free. Version: 2013/12. Truman: Swift, Truman: Runner, Wells: Bombardier. 19th century tiling which depicts a 18th century street scene gave this pub a Grade II Listing. One of the unfortunate victims during the murderous reign of Jack the Ripper (a former name) was last seen live leaving this pub. Lunchtime food. Now independent, ex-Truman. Map. Original Name: Ten Bells Previous Name(s): Jack The Ripper.

E1: Thomas Neale, 39 Watney Market, E1 2PP. Free House. Version: 2006/06. No real ales. One-bar pub in a shopping precinct/market. Darts.Snacks at all times. Map.

E1: Three Suns-Victualler, 61 Garnet Street, E1 9SX. ex G Met Trumans. Version: 2019/04. No longer a pub Was the Three Suns before closing for many years. Closed in November 2018. Being coverted to a gym. Original Name: Three Suns.

E1: Three Swedish Crowns, 83 Wapping Lane, E1W 9RW. G Met Watneys. Version: 2008/11. No longer a pub. Converted to a restaurant, Le Spice 2000. Laksha Bay in 2008.

E1: TOWN OF RAMSGATE, 62 Wapping High Street, E1W 2PN. Bass. Version: 2017/12. Fuller's: London Pride, Youngs: Bitter. A Grade II Listed Building because of 'Inside beamed ceiling, benches, plank panelling and engraved glass screen'. Judge Jeffreys was reputedly captured at this Inn. Grade II for 'interior,group value and historical association'. The cellars were dungeons for those awaiting deportation to Australia. Near to site of Execution Dock. Has gallow on river terrace. Has now replaced their regular Sharp’s Doom Bar with Harvey’s Sussex Best Bitter. Map.

E1: TURNERS OLD STAR, 14 Watts Street, E1W 2QG. Punch Taverns,ex Ind Coope. Version: 2017/03. Fullers: London Pride, Sharps: Doom Bar. Formerly the Old Star. Named after the great British painter Joseph Turner 1775-1851. Corner locals' pub, once very basic, but now renovated to reflect the upward trend of the area. Darts. Garden. Sold to a developer in 2014 but still trading. Fullers London Pride and Sharps Doom Bar. March 2017 Opening: Mon to Thursday 2pm / 12 midnight Fri, 2pm to midnight Sat 12 midday to 1am Sun 12 midday to 11pm Map. Original Name: Old Star .

E1: URBAN BAR, 176 Whitechapel Road, E1 1BJ. E1, Star (Heineken UK), ex Punch Taverns,ex Ind Coope. Version: 2020/07 Taylors: Landlord, Fuller's: London Pride, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. Renamed Urban Bar and has applied for a 5am licence. It has been painted in tiger's stripes! Three beers available though quality seems a problem. Real ale may not always be available. Reverted to LONDON HOSPITAL TAVERN in 2020. Map. Original Name: London Hospital Tavern .

E1: Vibe Bar, 91-95 Brick Lane, E1 6QL. Free House. Version: 2015/06. Closed. Fizz bar in part of the former Truman brewery. Closed Nov 2014 after 17 years, future uncertain. Map.

E1: Vineyard, 1 St Katherines Way, E1W 1UN. Davys Free House. Version: 2012/12. No longer a pub. Closed and absorbed into the revamped International House with no indication of its former location. Was discribed as: Commissionaire on the door. Real ale in downstairs bar only. A 'basic style' ale bar with sawdust on the floor with interesting signs and collections of old wine barrels. Quite expensive (a till receipt given with every purchase). Pints only - from pewter. Map.

E1: Water Poet, 11 Folgate Street, E1 6BX. Free House. Version: 2019/04. Closed. New pub opened December 1992. Renamed Poet 2005 then Water Poet. Was leased by David Bruce's Honeypot Inns chain. Closed, whole area scheduled for redevelopment. Map. Original Name: Pewter Plater Tavern Previous Name(s): Poet.

E1: WHITE HART, 1/3 Mile End Road, E1 4TP. Free House. Version: 2018/10. No longer run by Honeypot Inns or by Capital Pub Co. Basic and clean boozers pub with a superb glass partition and mirrors. Known as Murphys. Pool. Reverted to family ownership. Now operated again by Mulligans after a spell with the Capital Pub Co. An in-house brewery named Mulligans at the White Hart opened in early July 2013, -beers listed; +up to 4 home brewed beers in cask and keg versions:Blonde Ale (3.7%), Best Bitter (4.3%), Porter (4.3%) and IPA (5.1%); +guest (e.g. Fullers). Mulligans Wheat Beer (4%) and Lager (5%) only on keg taps. Offers a 10% discount on all cask ales to CAMRA members. Map.

E1: WHITE HART, 89 Whitechapel High Street, E1 7RA. Punch Tavers,ex Ind Coope. Version: 1998/09, Fuller's: London Pride, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. Renamed back to White Hart (from Clutterbucks). Old photos of local area and collection of china plates around the walls. Has a long bar running back through the pub which makes its size deceptive. Cooked food lunchtime. Map. Original Name: White Hart Previous Name(s): Clutterbucks.

E1: White Horse, 48 White Horse Road, E1 0ND. Bass. Version: 2021/06. Closed Small, old-fashioned and friendly one-bar pub just off Commercial Road. Sold to MacNeil Ltd and closed. Plans to turn the White Horse into flats have been refused by the council. Planning granted 2018 for the creation of a part 1 storey, part 3 storey rear extension to enable enlargement and retention of the ground floor A4 Pub Use, alterations to the elevations and the creation of 2 self contained flats to the upper parts. Permission for conversion of the 'retained' GF public house areas to residential flat refused by Tower Hamlets in 2020. Appeal dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate Appeal Ref: APP/E5900/W/20/3260969 19 - 5 - 2021 on pub protection grounds; ineffective marketing for use as a PH or for alternative community uses. Decision notice notes that previous scheme for extension and use of upper floors as flats not correctly implemented and has encroached on the PH area. Moreover, all the pub fitings & fixtures have been removed. Another Trojan Horse scheme.Map.

E1: White Horse, 64 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JJ. G Met Trumans. Version: 2017/12. o longer a pub. There has been a pub on the site since 1462, its history is shown in the bar. Has an eight foot TV screen which can receive 43 channels. After 38 years being run by the same family they have decided to retire, following the latest rent review. A new leaseholder will be taking over shortly. We hope they retain real ale and the well preserved Truman's wood panelled interior. The Truman’s wood panelling has been stripped out, now a Thai restaurant. Map.

E1: WHITE SWAN, 21 Alie Street, E1 8DA. Shepherd Neame. Version: 2006/06. Shepherd Neame: Master Brew, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. Bishops Finger as well as a guest beer. Former free house that re-opened in 1989 after a fire. Grade II listed building with wood fronted bar and half wood wall panelling. Display of old photographs and news sheet editions. Shepherd Neame makes a welcome addition to the beers available in this area. Restaurant and function room. Shame about the rather loud music, no doubt for the barstaff. Map.

E1: WHITE SWAN & CUCKOO, 97 Wapping Lane, E1W 2RW. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2018/08. No real ale on visit. Comfortable locals pub previously called the White Swan. Wood panelling with old photos and beer names long since gone. Also ships' badges. Darts. Snacks and meals lunchtime only. Enterprise, ex- Truman, Map. Original Name: White Swan.

E1: WILLIAMS ALE & CIDER HOUSE, 22/24 Artillery Lane, E1 7LS. Greene King. Version: 2013/12. Formerly the Ship. Recreated Georgian style wine and ale pub with beamed ceiling and wall curios. Darts. Cooked food lunchtime. Reverted to simply WILLIAMS +guest or seasonal beer. Ex Whitbread.Greene King: Spitalfields Brew (3.6%) house beer; +varying cask ales primarily from London micros (e.g. Hackney, London Fields, Redemption, Sambrooks, Truman) from a total of 14 handpumps. Seven keg taps include cider. Three third pint paddles of cask ale £3.80. Rebranded by Greene King as part of its Capital Pub Co chain and now majoring on London microbrewery cask beers. Other pubs are likely to follow in similar vein as part of either its Capital Pub Co or Realpubs chains, including the Phoenix, EC2. Piano, live music Thu/Fri evenings, seasonal food including stew of the day; kitchen open 12-9 Mon-Fri, 11-9 Sat, 11-6 Sun. Pub open 11-11 (midnight Thu-Sat, 10 Sun). Map. Original Name: Ship Previous Name(s): Williams.

E1: Yorkshire Grey, 180 Brady Street, E1 5DW. Free House. Version: 1996/09. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 1998. Formerly JJ's Free House. Original Name: Yorkshire Grey Previous Name(s): JJ's Free House.


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E2: Acorn, 149 Queensbridge Road, E2 8PB. Ascot Estates. Version: 2018/10. Closed. Ascot Estates owned, once Trumans. Reopened. Mayfair Taverns sign. Closed in September on expiry of lease. The branch has submitted an ACV nomination to halt planned demolition.This pub is empty as of January 2017. A planning application to demolish it has been withdrawn. It was listed as an ACV in December 2016 by Hackney Council and so cannot be demolished without permission. There is lots of interest in opening this pub from local operators. The owning company appears difficult to contact. Lease expired in August 2016 and the pub closed at the end of September 2016. Notice of initial demolition posted on the pub with demolition planned for 14th November 2016. The branch submitted an ACV nomination which halted the demolition of this beautiful Victorian pub. Having closed in 2016 after expiry of lease, planning application to demolish and build residential was finally granted this year on appeal.

E2: Albion in Goldsmith's Row-VIRGIN QUEEN, 94 Goldsmith's Row, E2 8QY. Free House. Version: 2018/01. Closed. Former Shepherd Neame pub renamed the Albion from the Duke of Sussex. Closed its doors June 2017 and will reopen as a gastropub. Acquired in 2016 by Remarkable Pubs, renamed in December VIRGIN QUEEN, food in collaboration with a local fish & chip shop. Fuller’s London Pride and Oliver’s Island, plus a guest. Map. Original Name: Duke Of Sussex Previous Name(s): Albion, Albion In Goldsmith's Row.

E2: ANGEL & CROWN, 170 Roman Road, E2 0RY. Free House. Version: 2020/01. Ex Charrington pub (1993). Reported keg in 2006. Closed, lease on the market 2018. Refurbished and reopened by December 2019 with aim to be a community pub. Regular beer is currently Timothy Taylor Landlord.Map.

E2: APPROACH TAVERN, 47 Approach Road, E2 9LY. Free House. Version: 2010/12. Adnams: Bitter, Fuller's: Chiswick Bitter, Fuller's: London Pride. Range mid 2002. Now a Remarkable Restaurants Free house. Map.

E2: Bar NP (A10), 267 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. Belhaven. Version: 2015/06. No longer apub. Now (2003) a Russian owned pub. Still keg. Renamed BAR NP (A10) in 2006. Closed in the last few years, now Shelter nightclub. Map. Original Name: Royal Alfred Previous Name(s): Royal Alfred, Nu Poqodi, Bar Np (A10).

E2: Bar Valente, 423 Bethnal Green Road, E2 0AN. Free House. Version: 2017/10. No longer a pub. Ex Charrington pub originally the Albion. No real ales 2006. Renamed 2010 Bar Valiente. Closed May 2017 for renovation. Now a French bistro with no draught beer. Map. Original Name: Albion Previous Name(s): Bohola House.

E2: Basing House, 25 Kingsland Road, E2 8AA. Courage. Version: 2010/12. No real ales Renamed Titles Nite Spot. Renamed On the Rocks. Renamed BASING HOUSE in June 2010. Map. Original Name: Old Basing House Previous Name(s): Titles Nite Spot, On the Rocks.

E2: Beagle-BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN, 397-400 Geffrye Street, E2 8HZ. Taken over and renamed BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN. On-site brewery in one railway arch, drinking area in two arches. Cask beer introduced, four brewed on the premises. Keg beers also include four of their own, plus Camden, Crate, Kernel.

E2: Beehive, 230 Roman Road, E2 0RY. G Met Watneys. Version: 1997/06. No longer a pub. No longer a pub. 1997. Now in residential use.

E2: BIRDCAGE, 80 Columbia Road, E2 7QB. Draft House. Version: 2015/06Sambrooks: Wandle. Taken over Nov 2014 by Draft House but not renamed. This ex-Truman pub retains a more traditional feel than their other outlets. Food focused around pie & mash. Sambrooks Wandle +1-2 guests.On the Local List of Listed Buildings. Map.

E2: Bishop Bonner, 21 Bonner Street, E2 0QP. Ind Coope. Version: 1997/06. No longer a pub. Owned by Maple Leaf Inns 1993. Closed 1997. Now flats.

E2: Black Horse, 67 Roman Road, E2 0QN. Belhaven. Version: 1995/04. No longer a pub. No longer a pub. 1995. Retail then residential.

E2: Blade Bone, 185 Bethnal Green Road, E2 6AB. Bass. Version: 2017/10. No longer a pub. Was the Noodle King Chinese takeaway 2000 but demolished by September 2016.

E2: Britannia , 206 Globe Road, E2 0LW. G Met Watneys. Version: 2004/11. Pub Demolished.. Was named Juke box for a while. Was closed in 2004 demolished in 2005. No flats. Previous Name(s): Juke Box.

E2: British Lion, 193 Hackney Road, E2 8JL. Whitbread. Version: 2015/06. No longer a pub. Sold a real ale in 1995. Reported keg 2006. Closed & boarded 2012. Reported closed in 2012, now a wine bar with no draught beer. Map.

E2: BROWNS, 1 Hackney Road, E2 7NX. G Met Watneys. Version: 2002/11Tetley: Bitter. Range 2002. Formerly the Horns. Large cafe style pub with large pool area at rear. Working clothes allowed, but no dirty boots/overalls. Cooked meals lunchtime. Map. Original Name: Horns .

E2: Buskers, 2 Pollard Row, E2 6NB. Free House. Version: 2007/06. Pub Demolished. Was named Buskers for a while before reverting to original name. Ye Olde Hope: 2 Pollard Row. (B2/13). Free House. Renamed back to Ye Olde Hope (1993). Demolished 2007. Previous Name(s): Ye Olde Hope.

E2: Buskers Free House, 2 Pollard Row, E2 6NB. Free House. Version: 1992/00. No longer a pub. Closed at the time of the 1991 Beer Guide. Renamed back (from Buskers) to Ye Olde Hope (1993). Demolished 2007. Original Name: Ye Olde Hope .

E2: CAMEL, 277 Globe Road, E2 0JD. Free House. Version: 2014/06Adnams: Broadside, Sambrooks: Wandle. Closed and for sale 2001. Has reopened after 5/6 years.nice pies and mash. a very nice pub, and really good news that it has resurfaced, having won a reprieve from demolition earlier in 2005..Reopened December 2013 after a short closure, Map.

E2: CARPENTERS ARMS, 73 Cheshire Street, E2 6EG. Free House. Version: 2019/01. Reopened and pleasantly furnished. Pub has changed hands. More tables added so now feels cramped. More a bistro than a pub. Two changing beers. Map.

E2: Cavalier, 89 Dunbridge Street, E2 6JJ. Free House. Version: 2010/12. No longer a pub. Converted to offices 2001. Was the Lord Hood (Trumans). Demolished following a fire, with new flats under construction on the site. Demolished following a fire, with new flats under construction on the site. Previous Name(s): Lord Hood.

E2: Chiltons, 12 Chilton Street, E2 6DZ. Ascot Estates. Version: 2001/05. No longer a pub. Closed 2001. Formerly the Britannia. Renamed back to Britannia 2005. The pub is closed but the outside is in good condtion but no pub name is displayed. Map. Original Name: Britannia Previous Name(s): Chiltons.

E2: City Of Paris, 178 Old Ford Road, E2 9PW. Free House. Version: 2008/12. No logner apub Former Truman pub 1993. Renamed Hanana's Wine Bar 2004. Keg (2003). Became the City of Paris and Indian resturant. Map. Original Name: Churchills Previous Name(s): Hanana's.

E2: Conqueror, 2/4 Austin Street, E2 7NB. Free House. Version: 2010/12. No Longer a pub. Closed and boarded 2001. Ground floor now converted to a clothes shop with residential use above. Shop closed and converted to residential by 2013.

E2: Crown, 144 Whiston Road, E2 8RR. Belhaven. Version: 1998/03. No longer a pub. Closed in 1998 and converted to flats.

E2: Dolphin, 85 Redchurch Street, E2 7DJ. G Met Trumans. Version: 2002/05. Closed. Converted to residential use 2002.

E2: Duke Of Cambridge, 101 Queensbridge Road, E2 8PB. Bass. Version: 2008/12. No Longer a pub. Ex Bass. Demolished and now flats built on site and occupied in early 2006. Map.

E2: Duke of Cambridge, 25 Cambridge Crescent (formerly Felix St), E2 9EJ. Belhaven. Version: 2017/05. Closed Closed 1998. Still closed 2008. Report May 2017 This pub - possibly utilising retained facades - seems to be undergoing conversion to residential use, heavily augmented.

E2: Duke Of Cambridge, 25 Cambridge Crescent (formerly Felix St), E2 9EJ. Belhaven. Version: 2008/12. Closed Closed 1998. Still closed 2008. A 2013 planning application which would see the facade of the pub kept but the remainder demolished in a large housing development plan has yet to be decided (Jan 2015) .

E2: Duke of Wellington, 52 Cyprus Street, E2 0NN. G Met Watneys. Version: 2005/05. Closed. Closed and for sale 2005. Grade II Listed Building. Now in residential use. Grade II Listed Building.

E2: Duke Of York, 65 Ellsworth Street, E2 0AX. G Met Trumans. Version: 2008/12. Pub Demolished Renamed Yorkies. Closed and boarded up 2006 . Now demolished. Previous Name(s): Yorkies.

E2: DUNDEE ARMS, 339 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9LH. Punch Taverns,ex Ind Coope. Version: 2015/06. Note the sunken hook on the right hand side of the entrance to facilitate the handling of barrels to and from the cellar. Unusual curved glass frontage. Locals' pub opposite the York Hall where the Pigs Ear Beer Festival was founded. Handy for thefisticuffs held there. Having Closed 2014, reopened in April by the operator of the Crooked Billet E5. There is a mixture of wood panelling (painted and unpainted),distressed décor including bare brick walls, comfortable fixed bench seating. A wonderful and very rare original mosaic sign Dundee Arms was uncovered during the refurbishment. Now free of tie, cask beers from East London, Siren Craft, Truman's. Map.

E02: Durham Arms, 408 Hackney Road, E2 7AP. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2017/04. No longer a pub. Closed and appears to be undergoing conversion to residential use. The pub was established before 1814. Closed in the late 2000s, sold by Enterprise to Macneil Ltd, now in office use and upstairs converted to residential. Map.

E2: Earl Grey, 272 Bethnal Green Road, E2 0JD. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Owned by Ascot Estates then Mayfair Taverns. Now Enterprise Inns run. Became a shop Aug 2005.

E2: Flamingos, 163 Gossett Street, E2 6NR. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Originally Westminster Arms, converted to flats 1995. Original Name: Westminster Arms Previous Name(s): RJ's-Jazzy Dees.

E2: Flea Pit-Brawn, 49 Columbia Road, E2 7RG. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. Renamed BAWN by January 2011 a restaurant with no draught beer. Map. Original Name: Flea Pit.

E2: FLORIST ARMS, 255 Globe Road, E2 0JD. G Met Watneys. Version: 2013/02. Reverted to FLORIST ARMS, -beers listed; +2 guest beers (e.g. Dark Star); +cider on three handpumps. Map.

E2: Flying Scud, 137 Hackney Road, E2 8ET. G Met Trumans. Version: 2009/12. Pub Demolished. Closed July 94. Demolished 2009. Previous Name(s): Cherubs.

E2: Fountain, 123 Sceptre Road, E2 0JU. G Met Watneys. Version: 2013/04. Pub demolished. Still trading but planning permission granted by Tower Hamlets Council for pub to be replaced by new residential development. Demolished 2012.This was a time warp of a pub. Apart from the Watney's style signage that hasn't been seen for many a year, it had very 70s furnishings consisting of banquettes, small round upholstered stools, normal chairs and round metal framed tables. There was a central island bar, with three separate inter-connected rooms wrapped around it. The decor was almost entirely green, perhaps to make the pub parrot seen in the cage at the back feel at home. Although it didn't serve real ale, this is still a sad loss of a locals' pub. Map.

E2: George & Dragon-Mikkellar Bar, 2 Hackney Road, E2 7NS. Free House. Version: 2018/10. No real ales! Closed September 1989. Was Brent Walker owned? Ex Truman. Converted to a shop Feb 96. Just become a pub again, still called the George and Dragon, full of the Shoreditch crowd but basic inside. Closed late 2015 after a rent increase, lease on the market, interior gutted, future uncertain. Closed late in 2017, taken over by Danish brewer Mikkel Borg Bjergso in collaboration with his mate, the singer Rick Astley, and renamed in October MIKKELLER BAR. Cask beer discontinued, but twenty keg beers from around the world. Map.

E2: Globe, 109 Columbia Road, E2 7RL. Belhaven. Version: 2009/07. Closed. Report 2003: No real ale reported and renamed Stingray Globe Cafe. Map. Previous Name(s): Stingray Globe Cafe.

E2: Green Gate, 228/230 Bethnal Green Road, E2 0AA. Ind Coope. Version: 1995/01. No longer a pub. Converted to retail use 1995. Map.

E2: Green Man, 287 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 0EL. G Met Trumans. Version: 2004/05. No longer a pub. Closed and boarded end of March 2002. No longer a pub. Part fish and chip shop part shop. Update - ground floor was converted to convenience store and a fish and chip shop, upper floor now 'City Inn Hotel' advertising bed & breakfast.

E2: Greyhound, 32 Old Ford Road, E2 9PJ. Courage. Version: 2003/05. No longer a pub. Closed since early 2000. Converted to flats and lovely greyhound heads removed from site.

E2: Halfway House, 388 Hackney Road, E2 7AP. Ind Coope. Version: 2008/07. No Longer a pub. Owned by Sycamore Taverns. Renamed the Atomic Music Bar in August 2000 then renamed Jo Jo's.for sale by auction. Now converted to a restaurant. Previous Name(s): Atomic Music Bar, Jo Jo's.

E2: HARE, 505 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9BU. G Met Trumans. Version: 2007/06. Greene King,: IPA, Taylors: Landlord. Horseshoe shaped bar now under new management so expect facilities to change. Darts. TV. Snacks at all times.Greene King Abbot Ale is occasional and they have the Greene King seasonal beer. Map.

E2: Jeremiah Bullfrog, 68 Warner Place, E2 7DA. G Met Watneys. Version: 1997/06. No longer a pub. Is now (1997) a place of learning if the word school in its new title is anything to go by. Original Name: Old Horns Previous Name(s): RJ's-Warners.

E2: Joiners Arns, 116/8 Hackney Road, E2 7QL. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2015/06. Closed Was Ascot Estates owned. Now Enterprise Inns. This gay/alternative community pub was sold to a developer in 2014 and closed in January 2015. Map.

E2: King & Queen, 89 Cheshire Street, E2 6EG. Belhaven. Version: 1996/02. No longer a pub. Converted to flats after being fire damaged 1996.

E2: KINGS ARMS, 11 Buckfast Street, E2 6EY. Independent. Version: 2014/06. 5/6 varying cask beers mainly from micros plus craft keg and bottled beers. Now independent, ex-Courage. Refurbished and a sister pub to the Earl of Essex, N1. Beers are displayed on blackboard, not on handpumps. Map.

E2: Kings Arms, 67 Old Bethnal Green Road, E2 6QA. G Met Watneys. Version: 2001/11. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 2001.

E2: Kings Head, 257 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. Ind Coope. Version: 2013/04. No longer a pub. H removed 2006.ex-Allied (Taylor Walker), converted to private members club in 2012. Map.

E2: Kingsland, 165 Kingsland Road, E2 8AL. Whitbread. Version: 2017/04. Demolished Renamed The Plaza. Live music venue (2005).KORSAN BAR (2008). Ex-Enterprise, a bar and club, renamed KINGSLAND, a family sports bar in 2012, closed. Renamed Kingsland but closed by June 2013 Closed a few years ago, demolished to make way for housing. Map. Original Name: Royal Standard Previous Name(s): Plaza, Korsan Bar.

E2: Limes, 324 Hackney Road, E2 7SJ. . Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Monarch Bags since at least 2008. Original Name: Nags Head Previous Name(s): Hackney Cab.

E2: The Little Wonder, 155 Hackney Road, E2 8JL. . Version: 1994/02. No longer a pub. Closed Jan 94. Converted to flats/shop 1994. Once described as Small one bar pub, unspoilt wood panelled interior, tastefully decorated. Popular with young people but quiet. Darts are at the back of the pub. Original Name: Manchester Arms.

E2: Lyons Corner, 121 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG. . Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Former Charrington pub which was a free house before closure. Currently Benets Of Cambridge Ice Cream sho. Original Name: Van Tromp.

E2: MARKSMAN, 254 Hackney Road, E2 7SJ. Free House. Version: 2008/07Taylors: Landlord. Former West Brewery (was near the Childrens Hospital) pub and only one of 3 pubs out of a dozen to sell real ale in Hackney Road. Cooked meals at lunchtime and snacks other times. Pool. Opens all permitted hours if custom warrants. Map.

E2: Marquis Of Cornwallis, 304 Bethnal Green Road, E2 0AG. Enterprise. Version: 2020/04. No real ales! Comfortable island bar pub. Darts. Enterprrise ex Trumans. Transferred to Craft Union division. Map.

E2: Metropolis, 234 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9NN. G Met Watneys. Version: 1992/03. No real ales! Renamed Beachcombers in 1982 and Martin's in 1984. Map. Original Name: Arabian Arms Previous Name(s): Martins-Beachcomber.

E2: MISTY MOON-BETHNAL GREEN TAVERN, 456 Bethnal Green Road, E2 0EA. Free House. Version: 2020/03. Former Charrington pub 1992. Became a Wetherspoon free house. No longer Wetherspoons. Run by Valeart Design. Taken over by Mosaic Pub & Dining and renamed BETHNAL GREEN TAVERN. Three changing cask beers. A. Refurbished and reopened by Grace Land pubs in March 2020. Up to 3 cask ales and 13 keg lines from Camden, Kernel, Northern monk and Omnipollo.Map. Original Name: Camdens Head.

E2: Montys, 111 Gosset Street, E2 6NR. Free House. Version: 1995/10. No longer a pub. Former free house Converted to five flats 1996. Original Name: Gosset Arms Previous Name(s): Batties-Knights.

E2: Mother Kellys, 251 Paradise Row, E2 9LE. Moontide. Version: 2014/12. Having opened this year, now serving 2-3 real ciders. Still no cask beer. Map.

E2: Nelsons Head-Fanny Nelsons, 32 Horatio Street, E2 7SB. Free House. Version: 2019/10. No real ales! Ex Charrington, Batemans and Gibbs Mew. ex Pubs n Bars chain. Free house. Renamed FANNY NELSONS. Still no cask beer. Reverted to NELSONS HEAD. Reopened January 2019 after refurbishment. No cask ale at present. Guinness and 2 US craft beers. Freehold for sale by auction October 2019. Let till 2027.Map. Original Name: Nelsons Head .

E2: Old Friends, 129 Roman Road, E2 0QN. G Met Watneys. Version: 2009/12. No Longer a pub. Ex-Watney, converted to Chinese restaurant. Pub was established by 1869. Map.

E2: OLD GEORGE, 379 Bethnal Green Road, E2 0AN. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2013/12Caledonian: Deuchar, Otter: Otter Bitter. Ex Enterprise, ex-Truman. Leased by Enterprise to Antic in July 2013. Typical Antic stripping back to bare floorboards and bricks. Large rear garden. Ground floor fascia has been removed to reveal original Trumans Brewery signage beneath. Open from 4pm Mon-Fri and 12 noon at weekends. Map.

E2: Old King Johns Head, 90 Whiston Road, E2 8BW. Charles Wells. Version: 2013/12. No longer a pub. Former Charrington pub 1992. Closed by March 2012. Demolished in 2013 and flats built by 2014. Map.

E2: Olde Axe, 69 Hackney Road, E2 8ET. Free House. Version: 2012/12Courage Best. No longer a pub. Victorian pub that for a long time was a warehouse. Has wood panelling and secluded alcoves. Now a strip club. Map.

E2: Orange-Catch, 22 Kingsland Road, E2 8DA. Free House. Version: 2012/12. No real ales! New (2000) Renamed CATCH. Map. Original Name: Orange.

E2: THE OWL & PUSSYCAT, 34 Redchurch Street, E2 7DP. Free House. Version: 2013/12. Wychwood: Brakspear Bitter, Wychwood: Oxford Gold, Ringwood: Best Bitter, Ringwood:Fortyniner. Formerly Taylors, Alternative and the Crown. Roomy pub with open fireplace and garden area at back, upstairs bar/function room. Cooked food at all times. Grade II Listed Building. Ex Charrington. Now a Brakspear pub, leased to 580 Ltd by 2010. Recognised as a historic pub interior of some regional importance.Map. Original Name: Crown Previous Name(s): Crown-Alternative-Taylors.

E2: Panther, 15 Turin Street, E2 6NJ. Whitbread. Version: 2004/11. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2004.

E2: Paradise Inn-Glory, 281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS. Free House. Version: 2020/07. No real ales! Renamed OARSMAN 2001. Renamed CK BAR and renamed again MELANGE. Reopened and renamed HOBBY HORSE. No real ale. Renamed early 2010s, PARADISE INN. Still no cask beer. Renamed again GLORY. Still no cask beer. Freehold for sale via DCL early 2019. Renamed OLD SHOREDITCH STATION (Jaguarshoes Collective). Now a party/event space.Map. Original Name: Victory Previous Name(s): Nice Little Earner, Victory, Oarsman, Ck Bar Melange, Hobby Horse.

E2: Partners, 32 Cremer Street, E2 8HD. Free House. Version: 2006/12. Pub Demolished. Closed 2000.Formerly the Marquis of Lansdowne. Demolished 2006. To become museum cafe.

E2: Penny Farthing-SPREAD EAGLE, 3 Kingsland Road, E2 8AA. Free House. Version: 2016/03Sharp: Doom Bar. Closed in September 94. Re-opened Aug 95 as Spread Eagle. Cask beer restored, Sharps Doom Bar. Map. Original Name: Spread Eagle Previous Name(s): Penny Farthing.

E2: Perseverance, 112 Pritchards Road, E2 9AP. G Met Watneys. Version: 2016/10. No real ales! Map.

E2: Perseverance, 125 Gosset Street, E2 6NR. Free House. Version: 2001/05. Pub Demolished. Former G Met Watneys. Demolished 2003.

E2: Prince of Wales, 1 Teale Street, E2 8RA. Magic Pub Co.. Version: 2006/06. No Longer a pub. Closed (1994)? Magic owned. Not Greene King owned. Now a nursery.

E2: Prince of Wales, 59 Barnet Grove, E2 7BJ. Free House. Version: 1995/04. No longer a pub. Closed in 1995 and converted to residential.

E2: Prince Of Wales, 76 Bishops Way, E2 9HL. Charles Wells. Version: 2009/07. No longer a pub. No longer (2000) a pub though ok if you want to buy one. Previously reported as converted to property agency, now converted to residential use.

E2: Queen Adelaide, 481 Hackney Road, E2 9ED. Free House. Version: 1994/03. No real ales Was Hop Picker and Keeleys. Reopened in 2015 and reverting to the original name of Queen Adelaide without real ale. It's run by the old team from the George & Dragon E2. Map. Original Name: Queen Adelaide Previous Name(s): Hop Picker-Keeleys,Tantrums, Focus Nite Spot & Images Wine Bar.

E2: Queen Victoria, 72 Barnet Grove, E2 7BJ. Belhaven. Version: 1998/03. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 1998 after closing in 1993.

E2: Railway Tavern, 131 Globe Road, E2 0LJ. Pubs n Bars. Version: 2019/12. Demolished. Free ex Bass. Handpumps removed in 2007. Closed and boarded up in February 2014. Having closed in 2014, demolished within a couple of years. Says to let/for sale A4 premises suggesting it only has permission to remain as a pub/bar. Being advertised by James Commercial. Map.

E2: Raizes, 460 Hackney Road, E2 9EG. Free House. Version: 2007/06. No real ales Reopened and renamed RAIZES. No real ale. Now a Free House/Brazilian bar and restaurant. Map. Original Name: Norfolk Arms Previous Name(s): Norfolk Arms (Pickles), Sobar.

E2: Ravenscroft, 4 Ravenscroft Street, E2 7QG. Free House. Version: 2006/12. No longer a pub. Former G Met Watneys. Became a free house called Ravenscroft and a restaurant Clutch in December 2013. Map. Original Name: Victoria .

E2: Red Deer, 393 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9RA. G Met Watneys. Version: 2001/11. No longer a pub. Converted to estate agent use 2001.

E2: Royal Cricketers, 211 Old Ford Road, E2 9PT. Whitbread. Version: 2003/05. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 2003. On the local List of Listed buildings.

E2: ROYAL OAK, 73 Columbia Road, E2 7RG. Ram Pub Co. Version: 2020/09. A fine pub, now supplying good beer. Now Enterprise, ex-Ascot and Belhaven. Bought in 2013 by Youngs for their Ram Pub Co leased estate, little changed. East London Foundation and Pale Ale, Sharps Doom Bar. Converted to a managed pub Aug 2020. Recognised as a historic pub interior of some regional importance. Ex Truman's pub retaining many original features despite being opened up with a single central bar. The food offering ranges from snacks through small plates to more substantial meals such as steaks. There is a small white walled garden with a variety of plants. One of the Inter-War pubs listed in August 2015. Map.

E2: Salmon & Ball, 502 Bethnal Green Road, E2 0EA. G Met Watneys. Version: 2006/06. No real ales. No real ale 2001. Cafe-style one-bar pub. A Listed Building. Cooked food lunchtimes and snacks at other times. Map. Original Name: Salmon & Ball Previous Name(s): Tipples.

E2: SEBRIGHT ARMS, 31 Coate Street, E2 9AG. Free House. Version: 2012/06. Formerly Sollys (ex Gibbs Mew). Restaurant. Large comfortable smart wood-panelled pub off Hackney Road down Sebright Passage. Live music wed-Sun evenings and jazz Sunday lunchtime.In 2007 planning application for demolition and replacement by yet more apartments refused by Tower Hamlets Council following a petition from 173 objectors. The planning report read: 'The proposed demolition and loss of the public house is anunacceptable loss of an important community and social function for local residents.' Tower Hamlets are to be congratulated for taking such an enlightened, common sense view in the face ofgovernment pressures to maximise housing at the expense of community facilities. A new planning application for demolition and replacement mainly by flatsClosed since 2009 but not previously reported, it has been reopened by independent operator Charles Ross following refusal by Tower Hamlets Council of at least two planning applications by the previous owner for demolition and replacement by flats. The cumulative loss of pubs in the area, its colourful past as a cabaret pub and its conservation area status, appear to have influencedthe refusal on loss of amenity grounds. At last a positive outcome and an example of what can be achieved by Councils if the will is there. Original Name: Sebright Arms Previous Name(s): Sollys.

E2: Septembers, 428 Hackney Road, E2 7AP. Bass. Version: 2000/05. Pub Demolished. Demolished. Replaced by flats 2000. Original Name: Temple Street Tap .

E2: Shakespeare, 460 Bethnal Green Road, E2 0EA. G Met Trumans. Version: 2015/06. Sharps: Doom Bar, Fullers: Londopn Pride. Under new management in 2015. Real Ale discontinued. Map.

E2: Ship, 473 Bethnal Green Road, E2 9QH. G Met Watneys. Version: 2000/05. No longer a pub. Turned into retail premises (Credit Union).

E2: Ship & Blue Ball, 13 Boundary Street, E2 7JE. Pitfield. Version: 1998/03. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 1998 (commercial unit on ground floor).

E2: Sporting Life, 36 Wilmot Street, E2 0BP. Free House. Version: 1994/05. No longer a pub. Closed in 1993 and converted to flats from 1995 Original Name: Lamb .

E2: Sportsman, 181 Whiston Road, E2 8BW. Ascot Estates. Version: 2001/05. No longer a pub. Demolished and replaced by flats 2001. Demolished and replaced by flats 2001.

E2: STAR, 359 Bethnal Green Road, E2 6LG. G Met Trumans. Version: 2013/12Caledonian: 80/-, Caledonian: Double Dark, Trumans: Emperor. Renamed Tommy Tuckers: April 92 a free house. Renamed back to the White Hart July 1993. Closed and re-opened as the Cock & Comfort 1997. Then renamed the Pleasure Unit. Advertised bar lounge art. Renamed STAR (OF BETHNAL GREEN). Map. Original Name: White Hart Previous Name(s): Cock & Comfort, Pleasure Unit.

E2: Stingray Globe Café, 109 Columbia Road, E2 7RL. Belhaven. Version: 2009/07. No real ales! Report 2003: No real ale reported and renamed Stingray Globe Cafe. Map. Original Name: Globe Previous Name(s): Globe.

E2: Sun, 441 Bethnal Green Road, E2 0AN. Whitbread. Version: 2017/05. No real ales! Now independent, ex-Whitbread. Having closed in May 2013, reopened in September 2014 as the SUN TAVERN, by Umbrella Project who also have a non-draught bar nearby. No cask beer. May 2017 for sale sign up. Map.

E2: Three Loggerheads, 57 Virginia Road, E2 7NF. Ascot Estates. Version: 1999/02. No longer a pub. Ex Watney. Was Turtles. Closed July 96. Converted to flats. Original Name: Three Loggerheads Previous Name(s): Turtles.

2: THREE SODS BREWERY TAP-The Workers Arms, 42 Pollard Row, E2 6NB. Bloomsbury Leisure Group. Version: 2020/07. Taproom open to public, in basement of Bethnal Green Working Mens club, where the brewery is located. Open Wed-Sat 17-24. Three changing cask beers. Acquired by Bloomsbury Leisure Group. Renamed WORKERS ARMS. The Workers Arms is in the basement of the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club which opened in 1887. Map.

E2: VICTORY, 27 Vyner Street, E2 9DQ. Free House. Version: 2008/12Fuller's,: London Pride, Greene King: Old Speckled Hen. Map.

E2: Weavers Arms, 100 Roman Road, E2 0RN. Ind Coope. Version: 1996/06. No longer a pub. Ex Ind Coope. Owned by Maple Leaf Inns, converted to office use May 96.

E2: WELL & BUCKET, 143 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG. Version: 2018/01. Reopened as a pub and reverted to its original name WELL & BUCKET in February after 20 years, mostly in use as a shop (In retail use 1996.). Varying beers from four handpumps (e.g. Buxton, Marble, Moor and Windsor & Eton). Now operated by Barworks pub chain, originally Truman and later Belhaven and Ascot. Extensively renovated with vestiges of its famous internal tiling surviving. No real ale available on Janaway 3rd 2018. New Years rush on? Original Name: Well & Bucket Previous Name(s): Stick of Rock.

E2: Weymouth Arms, 80 Weymouth Terrace, E2 8LR. G Met Watneys. Version: 1996/02. No longer a pub. Converted to flats Feb 96.

E2: White Horse, 236 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9DA. Whitbread. Version: 2017/12. Planning granted 2011 to convert to 2 retail units with flats above. No longer a pub. Now Nkora which appears to be a coffee shop. Map.

E2: Woolpack, 89 Sceptre Road, E2 0JU. G Met Watneys. Version: 1998/03. No longer a pub. Closed September 1993. Demolished Jan 98. Now flats.


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E3: Albert, 74 St Stephens Road, E3 5JL. Belhaven. Version: 2020/04. No real ales Enterprise Inns run (2003). Converted to Craft Union format. Handpumps unused. Map. Original Name: Prince Albert Previous Name(s): Christys.

E3: Albion, 25 St. Pauls Way, E3 4AG. Belhaven. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Ex Watney. Demolished by Aug 2006.

E3: American Diner, 14 Gillender Street, E3 4JW. Ascot Estates. Version: 1999/11. Pub Demolished. Pub demolished 1999 after renaming. Original Name: Rising Sun Previous Name(s): American Diner.

E3: Ancient Briton, 44 Glaucus Street, E3 3QS. Bass. Version: 2007/06. No longer a pub. Demolished after rumour printed in East London Advertiser (2003). Closed 2005. Picture taken in Nov 2013 shows replacement by flats.

E3: ANGEL OF BOW, 171 Devons Road, E3 3QX. Redemption Brewery and The Angelic Pub Company. Version: 2017/08. Renamed Liquor Inn. Opened 8/06/2017. The pub is owned by Redemption Brewery and The Angelic Pub Company will focus on local breweries. Cask beer restored, e.g. East London, Redemption. Keg beers include Five Points, Hackney. Ex Grand Met Wantneys. Map. Original Name: Bricklayers Arms Previous Name(s): Kitsons, Liquor Inn.

E3: Beehive, 104 Empson Street, E3 3LT. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2006/12. No real ales! Closed for a while in 2005 but reopened in Dec. Lively backstreet local behind St Andrews Hospital. Darts and pool. Childrens room. Cooked meals at all times. Handpump removed in 2007. Map.

E3: Bird in Hand, 126 Bow Road, E3. Trumans. Version: 1992/00. Pub demolished Demolished c1990. Replaced by flats.

E3: Blue Anchor, 67 Bromley High Street, E3 3EN. Free House. Version: 2020/04. Demolished. Once a traditional East End local with darts and shove half penny. Originally owned by the Kings Arms Brewery, part of the London & Burton Brewery Co, who were taken over by Watney Combe Reid in 1929. The freehold was sold to the LCC in 1950. Closed, future uncertain. Demolished early in 2019.Map.

E3: Bombay Grab, 246 Bow Road, E3 3AP. Ex Ind Coope, Free House. Version: 1992/04. No longer a pub. For sale in November 85 for £65000. Closed again 1992. Now the Bow Muslim Community Centre.

E3: BOW BELLS, 116 Bow Road, E3 3AA. Punch Taverns, ex In d Coope. Version: 2007/06Fuller's,: London Pride, Brakspears: PA. Large comfortable pub with interesting collection of toby jugs, prints and, as you might expect considering its name, a collection of bells. The only pub in Bow with a genuine guest beer policy, it could be anthing! Fives dartboard. Live music at lunchtime. +Guest beer (e.g. Wooden Hand brewery). Map.

E3: Bridge House, 14 Bow Common Lane, E3 4AX. Free House. Version: 2005/12. No Longer a pub. Ex Belhaven. Was a free house, now (2000) pub and brewery signs removed. Converted to flats 2005. Sold in 1999 for £112,000 - appears to have been residential ever since despite no planning permission being granted.

E3: Britannia, 185 Bow Common Lane, E3 4HH. Courage. Version: 2012/06. No Longer a pub. Closed New Years Day 2010 and demolished in 2014 with flats being built on site. Map.

E3: Bromley Arms, 51 Fairfield Road, E3 2QA. Shepherd Neame. Version: 1999/02. No Longer a pub. Permission applied and granted for flats 2004. Ex Watney.

E3: Caledonian Arms, 62 Fairfield Road, E3 2QP. Shepherd Neame. Version: 1999/02. No Longer a pub. Permission applied for flats 2004. Ex-Shepherd Neame, upstairs now converted to residential use and ground floor boarded up and unoccupied by November 2007.

E3: COBORN ARMS, 8 Coborn Road, E3 2DA. Young & Co. Version: 2017/11. I had said this before but if you want to take Mum out for a drink then best find somewhere else. They don’t sell sherry, despite a 46% increase in sales this year (according to the Sun) and if they did they don’t have any sherry glasses to drink out of. Further more they don’t sell snowballs (no Warninks Advocaat?) and if that wasn’t bad enough they don’t sell Tia Maria. In all other areas they proport to be a pub and sell Youngs Bitter and Special, Wandle and Mad Goose. Until 1984 was a Whitbread pub. Former Lacon Brewery pub. Outside drinking area. Sunday roasts and food throughout the week. Guest beers. Map.

E3: CROWN, 223 Grove Road, E3 5SN. Youngs. Version: 2011/06. Ex Truman, Belhaven, and Ascot Estates owned. Geronimo pub acquired by Youngs in December 2010. Formerly MAR I TERRA. Map. Original Name: Crown Hotel Previous Name(s): Mar I Terra, Crown.

E3: Duke Of Wellington, 16 Newmill House - Devas Street, E3 3LL. Ascot Estates. Version: 2010/12. Pub closed. .ex-Phoenix, closed and boarded up. Map.

E3: Duke Of York, 129 Antill Road, E3 5BW. Ind Coope. Version: 2001/05. No longer a pub. Retains Smith Garrett facade.Former Smith Garrett (Bow Brewery) pub as can be seen by the original tiling. Converted to residential use 2002.

E3: Earl Of Elesmere, 19 Chisenhale Road, E3 5QY. Ind Coope. Version: 2001/05. No longer a pub. Planning granted in 1997 to convert to residential. Converted to residential use 2001.

E3: East London Liquor, 221 Grove Road - Bow Wharf, E3 5SN. Barworks. Version: 2015/12. No real ales! New Regent Inns free house. Opened late Summer 1997. Converted to Regents Lake banqueting venue in 2012. New pub chan run free house. Changed hands and renamed in June 2015, EAST LONDON LIQUOR, a new venture from former Barworks people. Cask beer discontinued. Draught beers from Camden. In house gin distillery. Map. Original Name: Fat Cat Cafe Bar Previous Name(s): Bar Risa.

E3: East London Liquor, Grove Road, E3 5SN. Free House. Version: 2014/12: Bitter. No real ales! New pub chan run free house.Changed hands and renamed in June, EAST LONDON LIQUOR, a new venture from former Barworks people. Cask beer discontinued. Draught beers from Camden. In house gin distillery. Map. Original Name: FAT CAT CAFE BAR. Now Regent's Lake Banqueting Centre and address is Unit P9 221 Grove Road.

E3: ELEANOR ARMS, 460 Old Ford Road, E3 5JP. Shepherd Neame. Version: 2013/01Shepherd Neame: Kent's Best. Rotation of Spitfire, Bishops Finger, Early Bird and Sheps One Offs of Special Brews". +2 other Shepherd Neame or guest beers. Map.

E3: GALVANIZERS UNION, 16 Newmill House - Devas Street, E3 3LL. Antic. Version: 2014/06. Ex Watney, Ascot Estates and Phoenix, closed and boarded up. acquired by Antic and reopened in May 2014 as The Galvanizer's Union. Up to 6 varying cask ales. Usual eclectic furnishings and décor. Open 5-11(midnight Thu & Fri); 12-midnight Sat; 12-11 Sun. Map. Original Name: Duke of Wellington.

E3: George & Dragon, 92 St Pauls Way, E3 4AL. Belhaven. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Closed and boarded 2001. Demolished c2004. Replaced by flats by Nov 2013. Closed and boarded 2001.Demolished c2004. Previous Name(s): New Cotton Inn.

E3: GREEN GOOSE, 12 Anglo Road, E3 5HD. City Fund Co. Version: 2016/12. In 1993 was in Taylor Walker livery. Just off Roman Road market. Garden. Ex Ind Coope, Admiral. Acquired by City Fund Pub Co and renamed GREEN GOOSE. Trumans Runner and Swift, plus a changing beer from Crate. Map. Original Name: LORD CARDIGAN .

E3: Hand & Flower, 72 Parnell Road, E3 2RU. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2012/12. No longer a pub. Ex Whitbread. At the end of Roman Road Market. Enterprise, closed in 2008 and freehold for sale. Now interior gutted with facade still intact. Became Sini Charcoal Grill & Restaurant in 2012. Map.

E3: Imperial Crown, 50 St Leonard's Street, E3 3BT. Sycamore Taverns. Version: 2003/11. No longer a pub. Ex Ind Cooped. Owned by Scamore Taverns. sed. Closed and converted to residential in 2003.Closed. Tower Hamlets Town Planning has an application to turn it into a shop unit and flats 2003.

E3: John Bull, 490 Roman Road, E3 5LU. Ind Coope. Version: 2004/05. No longer a pub. Now (2004) a property services agency.

E3: Kings Arms, 167 Bow Road, E3 2SG. Punch Taverns. Version: 2010/06. No longer a pub. Punch, ex-Taylor Walker, closed and shuttered. On the Local List of Listed Buildings. Converted to b&. Map.

E3: Lighthouse, 421 Wick Lane, E3 2JG. G Met Watneys. Version: 2005/12. No real ales Renamed Lighthouse 2005. Basic mock Tudor pub just off the motorway. Pool and shove halfpenny. Lunchtime snacks. Map. Original Name: Railway Tavern Previous Name(s): Iceland.

E3: LITTLE DRIVER, 125 Bow Road, E3 2AN. Bass. Version: 2018/06. Fuller: London Pride. Enormous, 50 year old Hoare & Co Celebrated Stout. mirror on the wall near the dartboard. Cooked food lunchtime. Garden. Only one beer currently, London Pride.Map.

E3: Lord Morpeth, 402 Old Ford Road, E3 5NR. Whitbread. Version: 2022/08. No real ales! KEG reported 2006. Whatpub report conclueded in August 2020 Never seems to sell real ale now. Map.

E3: Lord Palmeston, 45 Hewlett Road, E3 5NA. Free House. Version: 2004/05. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 2004.

E3: LORD TREDEGAR, 50 Lichfield Road, E3 5AL. Remarkable. Version: 2018/02. Fullers: London Pride, Sharp: Doom Bar. Originally Ind Coope, ex Sycamore Taverns, Inn Business. Grade II Listed Building. Garden. Regular beers: Now Fuller's London Pride and three guests, I last found 360 IPA, Marble Pint and Saltaire Triple Chocoholic. Number of changing beers: 3. Map.

E3: Match Maker, 580/586 Roman Road , E3 5ES. Wetherspoons. Version: 2010/12. No longer a pub. Wetherspoons pub (opened July 2001) in Roman Road market almost opposite the closed Ranlagh Arms. Former indoor market and before that an old fashioned grocers (Caters). Closed August 2010 and now converted to Poundland shop. Map.

E3: Melody Park Inn-Outpost-Twlight Zone, 2 Midlothian Road, E3 4SE. G Met Watneys. Version: 1999/11. No longer a pub. Not a pub since July 96. Now TFG Pizza in part.Now TFG Pizza in part. Original Name: Aunt Sally Previous Name(s): Outpost, Twlight Zone, Inn at the Park,Park Inn.

E3: Milton Arms, 28 Wright's Road, E3 5LD. Free House. Version: 2010/12. Pub demolished. Closed by July 2007. Demolished by November 2008. Whatpub picture taken in May 2014 shows replaced by flats. Map.

E3: MORGAN ARMS, 43 Morgan Street, E3 5AA. Free House. Version: 2010/12Adnams: Bitter, Sharps: Doom Bar. Former G Met Watneys. Ex Geronimo, it is now operated by Capital Pub Co who acquired it from the previous owners Tomahawk Pubs in June 2010. Map. Original Name: Morgan Arms Previous Name(s): Playwrights.

E3: Moulders Arms, 50 Bromley High Street, E3 3EP. G Met Watneys. Version: 2007/06. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2007.

E3: Needle Gun, 527 Roman Road, E3 5EL. Punch Taverns. Version: 2009/12. No longer a pub. Renamed Trader 2005. Punch, ex-Taylor Walker, closed and boarded up. Converted to City View Hotel. As this building has only one floor and faces south it is hard to see what city you can view. Map. Previous Name(s): Trader.

E3: New Globe, 359 Mile End Road, E3 4QS. Active Pub Co. Version: 2020/03. No real ale! On the local list of Listed Buildings. Now Enterprise, ex-Whitbread. CHERRY under Dirty Liqour format. No longer sells Real Ale now being more a cocktail bar with sourdough pizza.Map.

E3: Old Duke of Cambridge, 22 Reeves Road, E3 3PH. Belhaven. Version: 2019/03. No longer a pub. Independent, ex-Ascot, closed in August 2013 and sold to a property developer. Planning application to Tower Hamlets Council for conversion to flats. Converted to flats by Nov 2017. Map.

E3: Old Ford Tavern, 393 Old Ford Road, E3 2LU. Free House. Version: 2001/11. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 2000. First two sold in 2006, other two in 2009. Original Name: Railway Tavern.

E3: Ordell Arms, 22 Ordell Road, E3 2DS. Free House. Version: 2001/11. No longer a pub. Closed its doors June 15th 2001 and developed into housing by a private company.

E3: PALM TREE, 24 /26 Haverfield Rd, E3 5BH. Free House. Version: 2010/06. Orignally Truman, ex Brent Walker owned. Canalside pub that has been isolated by what is known as Mile End Park. Darts. Well worth finding (if you can). Garden. Serves two varying guest beers. Map.

E3: Pearly King, 94 Bromley High Street, E3 3EG. . Version: 1992/02. No longer a pub. Former Ind Coope pub that became a free house before closure in 1989 and conversion to flats. Original Name: Seven Stars.

E3: PLOUGH AT SWAN WHARF, Swan Wharf, 60 Dace Road, E3 2NQ. Trumans. Version: 2017/04. Truman's brewery tap opened in a former warehouse, with a large front terrace by the Lee Navigation. Full range of Trumans beers, plus a guest. Open 9am- 11(1am Fri & Sat). Now run by the team behind the Plough, E9, but remains Trumans semi-official brewery tap.Now appears to be a games venue called The Cantina. Seems to be open to the public selling Trumans beers. See http://expleisure.com/activity-spaces/ According to London Drinker Closed, now a wargaming establishment. Map. Original Name: Cygnet.

E3: Prince Of Wales, 2 Grove Road, E3 5AX. G Met Watneys. Version: 2010/07. No longer a pub. Closed 2005. Now converted to Greedy Cow restaurant.

E3: Priory Tavern, 37 St Leonards Street, E3 3BS. G Met Trumans. Version: 1997/06. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 1997.

E3: Queen Victoria, 1 Gillender Street, E3 3WJ. Free House. Version: 2001/11. No longer a pub. Reopened after being closed and for sale notices posted. Closed and boarded up 2001. Now residential.

E3: Railway Tavern, 30 Grove Road, E3 5AX. Free House. Version: 2000/05. No longer a pub. Converting to flats 2000.

E3: Ranelagh Arms, 599 Roman Road, E3 2RN. Courage. Version: 2005/05. No longer a pub. Was Costcutter supermaket 2005.

E3: Rose & Crown, 8 Stroudley Walk - Devons Road, E3 3HA. Ind Coope. Version: 2006/12. No longer a pub. Owned by Maple Leaf Inns. A Grade II Listed Building. RSA Cash & Carr. Map.

E3: Rose Of Denmark, 612 Roman Road, E3 2RW. Belhaven. Version: 2010/07. No longer apub! For sale without a license 2004. Has all pub indications taken away and is now a fast food outlet.

E3: Rusty Bike, 588 Mile End Road, E3 4PH. Ind Coope. Version: 2018/02. No longer a pub. Large comfortable two bar place. Snacks am/Musak. Now open again. This is a modern pub that has been through many names, from Cornucopia through Horn of Plenty, Flautist & Firkin, Matter of Time and Milestone. After a few years as a restaurant, it's now open again as a sports bar with Thai food. No real ale. Renamed MOMENT IN TIME in 2000. Reopened and renamed VIRTUE after refurbishment. Renamed MILESTONE, still no real ale. Renamed Zains Restaurant & Grill in or before 2012. Now open again, not sure when it happened. As Rusty Bike 2017.Cask beer restored, Sharp’s Doom Bar. Original Name: Horn Of Plenty Previous Name(s): Milestone,Virtue;Matter Of Time;Flautist & Firkin.

E3: Tenterden Arms, 224 Devons Road, E3 3PN. G Met Trumans. Version: 2012/06. No longer a pub. Closed and boarded up in 2007. Enterprise, now demolished. Replaced by flats by Nov 2013.

E3: Ye Olde Three Tuns, 185 Bow Road, E3 2SJ. Whitbread. Version: 1999/02. No longer a pub. Closed and for sale March 1995. Converted to flats 1999.

E3: Unicorn, 27 Vivian Road, E3 5RE. Free House. Version: 2004/05. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 2004.

E3: VICTORIA, 110 Grove Road, E3 5TH. Charles Wells. Version: 2014/12. Wells: Youngs Bitter. Former Charrington pub acquired by Charles Wells in March 1991. Pool. Garden. Lunchtime food.Taken over by Yummy Pub Co, their third London site leased from Charles Wells. Expanded to seven Wells & Young cask beers, plus occasional guest (e.g. Castle Rock, York.

E3: Wentworth Arms, 127 Eric Street, E3 4SR. Charles Wells. Version: 2007/06. No real ales Acquired in 1991 from Charrington. Expensive. Lunchtime food. Situated behind Mile End Station. H unused despite recent facelift. Map.

E3: Wheelwrights, 25 Burdett Road, E3 4TU. Ind Coope. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Renamed Wheelwrights and converted to flats July 96. Now demolished and new flats built on the site. Renamed Wheelwrights and converted to flats July 96. Original Name: Crystal Tavern.

E3: White Horse, 473 Roman Road, E3 5LX. G Met Watneys. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Converted to a shop Sept 96. After being a clothes shop it is now the Lounge Bar. Appears closed 2005. Converted to Dominos Pizza. Previous Name(s): Lounge Bar.

E3: Whitethorn, 30 Whitethorn Street, E3 4DB. Belhaven. Version: 1997/06. Pub Demolished. Closed August 1994. Pub Demolished July 96. Site could not be found 2012-2013.

E3: Widows Son, 75 Devons Road, E3 3PJ. Ind Coope. Version: 2012/12. No real ales A Grade II Listed Building because: 'Interior retains almost completely its circa 1870s fittings, including engraved mirrors, decorated panels to pilasters, gilt capitals and glass front.' Said to be at risk of closure. Map.

E3: Young Prince, 448 Roman Road, E3 5LU. Free House. Version: 2018/02. No real ales! Map.


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E4: Bar One Twenty, 120 Station Road, E4 6AB. Free House. Version: 2018/04. Small bar in Chingford's Station Road. Relatively new, it has been open for three years. Cask beer discontinued.

E4: Bojangles Brasserie, 1 Old Church Road, E4 6SJ. Whitbread. Version: 2016/10. No real ales! Closed and boarded 2004. Reopened June 2005. It used to be at ground level before it became the Iceland store. Closed 2009. Reopened as the Birdcage Bar. Renamed Chanz. Renamed Mount terrace in 2012. Closed Sep 2013. Renamed again BOJANGLES BRASSERIE. Still no cask beer. Map. Original Name: Prince Albert Previous Name(s): Bar Pa-Birdcage-Chanz-Mount Terrace.

E4: Bull on the Green, The Green, E4 7ES. Ind Coope. Version: 2012/12. No longer a pub. Renamed back to the BULL & CROWN then to MOLLY K's THEN BACK TO BULL & CROWN: Reopened and renamed BULL ON THE GREEN. Became an Italian restaurant December 2012. Map. Previous Name(s): Bull & Crown, Molly K's, Slug & Lettuce.

E4: THE COUNTY ARMS, 420 Hale End Road, E4 9PB. Scottish & New. Version: 1995/06. Greene King: Ruddles County. Former G Met Trumans. Decorated with dray horses and knick-knacks. Function room. Disabled welcome. Map.

E4: Crooked Billet, Chingford Road, E4 8SP. Ind Coope. Version: 1992/03. Pub Demolished. Demolished for North Circular Road scheme. Described in the beer guide of 1986 as Selling Taylor Walker Best Bitter and on the roundabout near Walthamstow Greyhound Stadium. Had a bar splitting the building into two. Watch for the closed circuit TV surveying the pool room. Darts. Cooked meals lunchtime.

E4: DOVECOTE, Friday Hill, E4 6EL. Ei ex G Met Watneys. Version: 2020/08. Greene King: IPA. Reopened 23rd February 2001 and renamed Forest Edge. Renamed back to Sirloin. Owners Enterprise took possession when the lease expired Nov 2012 but reopened and under new management. Reopened as the Dovecote, ale, food, garden. The second of Enterprises Bermondsey Pub Co managed estate. Four real ales on opening night : London Pride, Doom Bar, Greene King London Glory, Adnams Broadside with an Otter Ale unavailable. Pictures depicting Chingford and the local area. Now only one beer, GK IPA. Licence surrendered, pub boarded up - future uncertain. Reopened but the only beer is Doom Bar.Map. Original Name: Sirloin Previous Name(s): Forest Edge.

E4: Fountan, 51 Sewardstone Road, E4 7PU. Ind Coope. Version: 1997/06. No longer a pub. Converted into a MacDonalds 1997.

E4: Fox & Hounds, Sewardstone Road, E4 7SD. G Met Watneys. Version: 2003/11. No longer a pub. It is now a childrens nursery 2003.

E4: Gardeners Arms, 18 Burnside Avenue, E4 8YJ. Version: 2019/08. Pub closed. 2001 New pub? Details anyone? Replaced the Greyhound we presume? Punch, ex-Bass, closed and boarded up by January 2010. Planning granted 2013 to convert to retail - not implemented. Map.

E4: THE GREENE MAN, 195 Old Church Road, E4 6RB. Greene King. Version: 2009/12Greene King,: IPA, Greene King: Abbot. Was Beefeater selling Boddies and Flowers Original. Run by Greene King as part of their Hungry Horse chain. Map.

E4: Greyhound, 16 Silver Birch Avenue, E4 8QS. Wiltshire. Version: 2001/05. Pub Demolished. Former Charrington pub 1992. Was Wiltshire Brewery owned. Demolished 2001.

E4: Harvester, 175 Unit 5 Larkswood Leisure Park New Road, E4 9EY. Version: 2020/04.In New Road where a new swimming pool is. Opened 2001, keg. Like the rest of the chain, no real ale. Map.

E4: KINGS FORD, 250/252 Chingford Mount, E4 8JL. Wetherspoons. Version: 1997/06Well's: Courage Directors, Greene King: Ruddles Best Bitter, Greene King: Abbot. New pub opened Oct 96(?). Wheelchair access. Map.

E4: KINGS HEAD, 2b Kings Head Hill, E4 7EA. Ember (Stonegate). Version: 2019/04. Fuller's: London Pride, Greene King: OSH, Timothy Taylors: Landlord, St Austell:: Tribute: Sharp: Doom Bar. Ex Indcoope. Was run by Ember Inns (now Stonegate). Garden and function room. Food at lunchtime and evenings. Up to 6 guest beers from 10 handpumps. Now offers 10% off real ales to CAMRA members.Map.

E4: LARKSHALL, Larkshall Road, E4 6NT. Spirit. Version: 2015/06. Superb old looking pub with various little rooms and large ornate eating section. Larkshall Farm was on this site from 1890 till the pub was built. Refurbished in December 2014 and converted to their new Golden Oak Inn format. Redecorated with a more modern colour scheme,but the old building and period features remain. Six cask beers, including smaller breweries such as Clouded Minds, East London, Red Squirrel. Map.

E4: Mount-OBELISK, 30/32 Church Road, E4 8DD. Barracuda. Version: 2019/08. New Greenhalls pub 1992. Renamed THE MOUNT then OBELISK. Former Greenalls pub acquired by Barracuda and branded as a 'Smith & Jones' pub. Closed and for sale, future uncertain. Confirmed to be one of the ex-Bramwell pubs taken over by Parity Bars. Now open after being closed for a year, as The Mount. Closed again early 2019. Lease for sale via DCL Apr 2019. Reopened later that year. Map. Original Name: Coppermill Previous Name(s): The Mount, Obelisk.

E4: OLD HALL TAVERN, 200 Hall Lane, E4 8EY. Version: 2019/01. Formerly G Met Watneys and Scottish & New. Restaurant and garden gone since last survey but food lunchtimes. Darts and pool. Real ale reduced to Fuller's London Pride. No longer Cask Marque accredited. Website: http://www.oldhalltavernchingford.co.uk Map.

E4: PLOUGH, Sewardstone Road, E4 7RJ. McMullens. Version: 2004/11McMullens: AK, McMullens: Country, McMullens: Stronghart. Surrounded by superb walking countryside but when visiting the pub check the frequency of the bus service as it is 2 hourly after 6 with the last bus to un-civilisation at 9.30. The previous Plough can be seen around the corner and had darts, pool and shovehalfpenny as well as bar billiards. Garden. Map.

E4: Prince Of Wales, 71 Hatch Lane, E4 6LP. Bass. Version: 2010/07. No longer a pub. Now owned/run by Arena Pubs. M&B, ex-Six Continents. Demolished 2010. Replaced by a care home. Map.

E4: QUEEN ELIZABETH, 95 Forest Side, E4 6BA. M&B. Version: 2015/12, Greene King: Abbot. Formerly G Met Trumans. Was run by the Spirit Group. Was Orchid, ex-S&N via Spirit. Acquired last year from Orchid and recently closed, now reopened as an Ember Inn. Eight changing cask beers from national breweries. Formerly the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Queen Elizabeth's Hill. The 1891 the census showed the occupants as "Marth Long, widow, public house keeper, living with six daughters, a son, a general servant, a barman and cellarman". There appeares to have been a new buildng in 1900 and the owners became Whitbread & Co. Credit Gary Stone twitter@chingfordhist. Map.

E4: ROYAL FOREST HOTEL, Rangers Road, E4 7QH. Whitbread. Version: 2009/12. Fuller's,: London Pride. Now Whitbread owned. Brewers Fayre & Premier Inn. Map.

E4: ROYAL OAK, 219 Kings Head Hill, E4 7PP. McMullens. Version: 2002/11. McMullens: AK, McMullens: Country, McMullens: Stronghart. Meals in separate lounge area at lunchtime and evenings (7-9). Once had two distinctive bars with darts. Map.

E4: Royal Oak (Venners), Sewardstone Road, E4 7RG. Free House. Version: 2009/07. Pub Demolished Renamed Freddies and painted a nice lilac. Now closed and it and the surrounding land are boarded up Boards are marked Construction Zone Keep Out and with a Builders name and phone No. There was a report some time back that planning permission had been granted 2004. Now Ashbrook Court Care Home.

E4: Royston Arms, 83 Chingford Mount Road, E4 8LU. Community.(Stonegate). Version: 2014/12. Demolished. Once an Arena keg pub but originally Bass Charrington. Closed and sold, future uncertain. Demolished June 2017. Replaced by retail on the ground floor with flats above. Map.

E4: STAG & LANTERN, 11-12 The Broadway, E4 9LQ. Version: 2020/03. Micropub. Being refurbished. Opening sometime after the Covid lockdown. Open for click and collect for the time being. Map.



E4: Station House, 136/8 Station Road, E4 6AN. Free House. Version: 2020/03. New Wizard Inns free house opened November 1999 in former grocery shop named Chesneys. Open all permitted hours. Renamed STATION HOUSE 2006. Sublet by Marston to an independent operator. Alledgely the pub is now a free house, bought from Marston. Closed and boarded but not following a drugs raid. It is alleged that an over zealous police officer is to blame. Rumour is the brewery (Marstons) is going to reopen it. They are waiting for a new manager. Reopened (late Dec 2019) as the RUSTY BIKE. Doom Bar and two guests (from East London Brewing and Signal). 12 keg taps including Singha, Blue Moon, Cobra and Rusty Bike Lager. Thai food .Map. Original Name: Thomas Willingale. Thomas Willingale (1799–1870), lived in the village of Loughton in Essex, United Kingdom.He was instrumental in the preservation of Epping Forest (which struggle was seminal in the national and indeed international conservation movement) and is still remembered for his actions.He is commemorated by an article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, on which this article is based.

E4: Wheelwrights, 94 Hatch Lane, E4 6LQ. Whitbread. Version: 2003/11. No longer a pub. Demolished 2003. Nows flats and a nursery. Was on the site of the Dun Cow. In 1834 William Peppercorn was listed as retailing port and beer, probably at the pub. Replaced in 1929 with the Manor Hotel and later renamed the Manor Arms, it was a well know to have a good dance hall during the 1920s and 1930s. Later incarnations included the 'Horseless Carriage' and finally 'Wheelwrights' before being demolished in 2003 for housing development. Credit Gary Stone - Chingford Historical Society www.chingfordhistory.org.uk

E4: WISHING WELL, 11 Hall Lane, E4 8HH. Ex Enterprise Inns. Version: 2020/07. No real ales! New pub 1999. Renamed Artisan. Closed and boarded Nov 2012. Enterprise. Reopened and reverted to WISHING WELL. Advertising Doom Bar June 2017. Now in 2020 Craft Union Pub Co management. Map. Original Name: Wishing Well Previous Name(s): Artesan.


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E5: ANCHOR & HOPE, 15 High Hill Ferry, E5 9HG. Fuller's. Version: 1992/02. Fuller's,: London Pride, Fuller's: ESB. No food, just good beer. One-bar pub on the waterfront. Darts. Recognised as a historic pub interior of some regional importance. This from Tony Gillet: has a film named after it! And very good it is too! Here’s a link to the details on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5981304/. Two women, Eva and Kat, and the best friend of one of them, Roger. A boat in the canals of London and a question: Is it possible to live love, family, and life in such different ways and yet remain united? In one scene, one of the women is working behind the bar, and the real pub landlord is an extra as one of the customers! He was not very convincing. It’s currently available on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anchor-Hope-Natalia-Tena/dp/B07JFTXSLL Map.

E5: British Oak, 130 Lea Bridge Road, E5 9RB. G Met Watneys. Version: 2003/05. No longer a pub. Demolished and replaced with flats in 2003.

E5: CLAPTON HART, 231 Lower Clapton Road, E5 8EG. Antic. Version: 2012/12. Was a nightclub c2002 (Chimes Bar-White Hart (Pegasus). Acquired in February 2012 by Antic (originally Bass Charrington) and renamed the Clapton Hart. Kitchen open until 9.30. Original Name: White Hart Previous Name(s): Chimes Bar-White Hart (Pegasus).

E5: Clapton Park Tavern, 9 Chatsworth Road, E5 0LH. Bass. Version: 2001/11. No longer a pub. Converted to an oriental restaurant 2001.

E5: CROOKED BILLET, 84 Upper Clapton Road, E5 9JP. Sold by EI Group to pub operator London Ordinaries March 2019. Version: 2019/05. Renamed Jack Beards at the Crooked Billet. Large one bar pub with restaurant in the old saloon bar. Darts. Reverted to CROOKED BILLET. 4 varying guest beers (e.g. Dark Star, Five Points, Hackney, Redemption). Refurbished with garden replacing car park. Enterprise, ex- Watney via Unique. Map. Previous Name(s): Jack Beards At The Crooked Billet.

E5: Downs, 75 Downs Road, E5 8QP. Ind Coope. Version: 2007/12. No Longer a pub. Ex-Taylor Walker, converted to residential use. Map. Previous Name(s): Downs Hotel..

E5: Duke Of Clarence, 78 Clarence Road, E5 8HB. G Met Trumans. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 2002.

E5: Duke Of York (Pudlocks), 2 Charnwood Street, E5 8SH. G Met Watneys. Version: 2000/05. No Longer A Pub. Closed 2000. Demolished c2003. Replaced by flats.

E5: ELDERFIELD, 57 Elderfield Road, E5 0LF. Punch Taverns,ex Bass. Version: 2009/12. Adnams: Broadside, Fuller's: London Pride, Harvey: Sussex Best Bitter, Taylors:Landlord. Very nice backstreet local which has evolved along with its neighbourhood. It was previously the Priory Tavern and then the Eclipse. Built in the 1860s, it was redone in 1935 and is on Camra's Regional Inventory of Real Heritage Pubs because much of its interwar interior has survived, including a two-room layout, a circular ceiling feature with concealed lighting (which looks much more modern), wood panelling, bar-back and counter, fireplace. Plenty of weekly entertainments. Food currently consists of four types of smoked meat roll. Map. Original Name: PRIORY TAVERN Previous Name(s): Elipse, Priory Tavern.

E5: Fitzgeralds-Bonneville-Elephants Head, 43 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0NS. Enterprise. Version: 2020/04. No real ale! Renamed FITZGERALDS early 2005. Enterprise, ex-Courage via Unique. Closed Dec 2013 and work going on. Having closed in 2012, with the upper floors converted to flats, the ground floor has now reopened as BONNEVILLE. Primarily a French restaurant, it is possible (just!) to have a drink without ordering food but the bulk of the space is given over to diners. Reverted to ELEPHANTS HEAD. Still no cask beer. Renamed SLICE OF BLUE@ELEPHANTS HEAD. Under refurbishment. Rd. Reopened as a SLICE OF BLUE pizza bar. Pizza companies Firezza and Santa Maria have teamed up to provide a range of pizzas, including vegan, with craft beers on tap and in bottles. Map. Original Name: Elephants Head Previous Name(s): Fitzgeralds.

E5: Fountain, 211 Lower Clapton Road, E5 8EG. G Met Watneys. Version: 2007/12. No longer a pub. Closed in 2007 and now in residential use. Map.

E5: George, 171 Glyn Road, E5 0JT. Enterprise. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. Enterprise, ex-Courage via Unique, closed c2007 and has been used for several one-off music events. There was a local campaign and petition for it to be reopened as a pub. Converted in August 2012 to 9 flats: George Court. Map.

E5: Glyn Arms, 1 Mandeville Street, E5 0DH. Ind Coope. Version: 2014/06. No real ales! Reopened without real ale. Map.

E5: Golden Shoe, 47 Meeson Street, E5 0EA. G Met Watneys. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Closed 2002. Demolished c2003. Replaced by flats by April 2015.

E5: Hope & Anchor, 30 Rossington Street, E5 8SP. Belhaven. Version: 2000/05. No longer a pub. Belhaven, originally Watneys. Converted to flats 2000.

E5: Jubilee, 278 Millfields Road, E5 0AR. Belhaven. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. Closed and boarded 2001. Demolished by May 2013 with planning permission granted on appeal in 2007 to replace with 33 student studio flats.

E5: Kings Head, 44 Middlesex Wharf. Mount Pleasant Hill, E5 9NF. G Met Watneys. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Closed Nov 2003. Demolished in 2007.

E5: London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road, E5 8PA. Bass. Version: 1992/02. No real ales Map.

E5: Lord Cecil, 42 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0PD. Courage. Version: 2006/12. Closed. Closed 2007 and bought for redevelopment. Leyton Orient director Frank Harris' father once ran the pub. Closed over a decade ago, now an office with flats upstairs.

E5: MERMAID, 181 Clarence Road, E5 8EE. Barworks/Grace Land. Version: 2017/04. Was named the Penny Farthing c1979 and the Cricketers. Reverted to Cricketers 2001. Closed following police raid. Closed in 2009, reopened in June as VERDEN, the first of a new wine bar/deli chain. No real ale. Camden Town beers on keg. Acquired October 2016 by Barworks, operated by Grace Land, and renamed MERMAID. Ex Watney, Ascot. Real Ale now available: Siren Yu Lu Was being operated by GRACE LAND (CLAPTON) LIMITED, lease sold to Ye Olde Pub Company Ltd. Leaseholder now Ye Olde Pub Company Ltd (Freeholder SENTIDALE LIMITED).Map. Original Name: Cricketers Previous Name(s): Shamps, Penny Farthing, Verden.

E5: Old Kings Head, 28 Upper Clapton Road, E5 8BQ. G Met Trumans. Version: 2001/11. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 2000.

E5: PRINCESS OF WALES, 146 Lea Bridge Road, E5 9RB. Geronimo. Version: 2013/01. Wells & Young's: Youngs Bitter, Wells & Young's: Youngs London Gold, Wells & Young's: Youngs Waggledance. The one Youngs pub in the East End that did not revert to Whitbread. Darts. Food at all times. Change of name to Princess of Wales. Map. Original Name: Prince Of Wales.

E5: Robin Hood, High Hill Ferry, E5 9HG. Courage. Version: 2009/12. No longer a pub. Demolished 2001. Site now occupied by Heron Court flats.

E5: ROYAL SOVEREIGN, 64 Northwold Road, E5 8RL. Punch Taverns, ex Bass. Version: 2012/06. One-bar pub with collection of regulars' ties cut whilst being worn. Open brickwork on most walls. Darts and pool. Children's outdoor area and garden with fish pond and aviary. Snacks at all times. The 106 bus stops outside, they had three real ales on. Map.

E5: Ship Aground, 144 Lea Bridge Road, E5 9RB. Punch Taverns. Version: 2016/10. Closed. Punch, ex-Bass, closed and boarded up. Despite local opposition to closure, there are plans to convert the ground floor to café use with residential accommodation above.Closed in 2009, now demolished apart from two elevations. Map.

E5: STAR BY HACKNEY DOWNS, 35 Queensdown Road, E5 8NN. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2019/07. Ex Enterprise?ex-Ascot. Renamed Star By Hackney Downs (by August 2013) from the Three Sisters. They describe themselves as ""showcase for Hackneys talented creatives"". Sister pub to the Star of Kings Cross and Bethnal Gree. Refurbished with an open-to-view kitchen in 2013. Two varying Greene King beers. Sold by Ei to Tavern, still operated by the Electric Star group. Map. Original Name: Three Sisters.

E5: Swan, 73 Clapton Common, E5 9AA. Bass. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. Closed January 2009 and in process of being sold, possibly for a non-pub use. Converted to a synagogue in September 2012. Map.

E5: Windsor Castle, 135 Lower Clapton Road, E5 8EQ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2013/06. Closed. Refurbished in 2013. Refurbished with an open-to-view kitchen. Closed in September 2018 for residential development, expected to retain some sort of pub. Map.

E5: Woodman, 199 Mount Pleasant Lane, E5 9JG. G Met Watneys. Version: 2001/05. No longer a pub. Converted to housing 2001.


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E6: Alpine Bar, Mountain Top Dri Ski Slope - Alpine Way, E6. Free House. Version: 2002/11. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2002.

E6: Boleyn Tavern, 1 Barking Road, E6 1PW. Spirit. Version: 2020/03. Closed. Large three-bar Victorian pub once close to West Ham FC. Darts in public bar, pool in the saloon. History lesson now starts: Anne Boleyn married Henry VIII secretly in 1533 and was the mother of Elizabeth I. Three years later she died of a sore neck. Ex Spirit leased pub, reopened in 2014, operated by Globe Trott Inns with hostel accommodation upstairs. Freehold sold in May to Remarkable Pubs. Regular beers: It was GK IPA on 30th Jan. No other real ale. Closed January 2020 for a refurbishment that will take around around 8 months. Map.

E6: Central-Central Hotel, 150 Barking Road, E6 3BD. Ind Coope. Version: 2019/03. Closed Keg again in 2006.Three-bar Victorian pub. Darts and pool in basic public bar. Live music and talent nights Thursday to Sunday in the saloon. Lounge bar entrance in Macaulay Road. Function room and garden. Sold in 2013. Closed, permission granted to demolish to make way for residential development. Having closed in 2017, planning granted to convert to residential with a commercial unit (later changed to nursery) on the ground floor.Map. Previous Name(s): Central Hotel.

E6: Cock, 56 High Street North, E6 2HJ. Bass. Version: 1996/06. Pub Demolished. Demolished June 1996, replaced by a bank!

E6: DENMARK ARMS, 381 Barking Road, E6 1LA. Version: 2022/08. No real ale on recent visit though handpump remains. Still keg in 2003. Large Victorian corner pub. Bought by Antic mid 2018. Ex ind Coope. Opened after refurbishment. Antic pub. Real ale range now:- Volden Pale Ale; Volden Porter + 2 changing beers. Re-opened, with a new landlady. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denmarkarmse6 Map.

E6: Dukes Head, 593 Barking Road, E6 2LW. Bass. Version: 2007/12. No longer a pub. A Stanwood Tavern. Became Empire Events Venu. Map.

E6: Earl of Wakefield, 72 Katherine Road, E6 1EN. Bass. Version: 2019/03. No longer a pub. East London Pub Co. Still keg in December 2002. Closed and boarded since December 2013, future uncertain. Converted to church 2014, nursery & HMO. Map.

E6: Ferndale Hotel-Ferndale, 40 Cyprus Place, E6 5NW. Bass. Version: 2017/05. No longer a pub. Punch, ex-Bass, closed and boarded up by January 2010. No longer a pub, appears to be a residential property/mini market. Converted to 9 residential units, ground floor ground floor A1, A2 and B1 use. Map. Previous Name(s): Ferndale.

E6: Golfer, East Ham Manor Way, E6. Free House. Version: 2003/11. Pub Demolished.. Correct address was Woolwich Manor Rd. This was originally the clubhouse of Beckton FC. Demolished 2003.

E6: Green Man, 190 Plashet Grove, E6 1DH. Ind Coope. Version: 2009/12. No longer a pub. S&N Pub Enterprises ex-Taylor Walker, closed and for sale 2007. Demolished c.2008 and there is now modern housing on the site as you can see from the photographs on Whatpub. Map.

E6: HAMMERS, 80 High Street South, E6 6ET. G Met Watneys. Version: 2004/05. Adnams: Broadside. In 1959 it was called the Red Lion. Small friendly one-bar pub with numerous pictures of West Ham FC decorating the walls. Darts, lunchtime meals. Occasional barbecues in the garden. Map. Original Name: Red Lion.

E6: MILLERS WELL, 419/421 Barking Road, E6 2JX. Wetherspoons. Version: 1993/04. Formerly Biancos/Spirit Bar. Became Wetherspoons 1993. Map. Original Name: Spirit Bar .

E6: Overdraft Tavern, 200-202 High Street, E6 2JA. Free House. Version: 2020/01. No real ales! Former Barclays Bank. VT Free house 1998. Keg 2010. Renamed MEETING POINT (2019). Map.

E6: Perseverance, 33 Vicarage Lane, E6 4DQ. Free House. Version: 2004/05. No longer a pub. Converted to a religious centre called Tranformation Powerhouse 2004.

E6: Roding, Southend Road, E6 2AN. Ind Coope. Version: 2013/01. No longer a pub. Punch, ex-Taylor Walker, closed by 2009. Upper floors converted to flats with ground floor vacant in October 2012. Used for residential since 2013. Map.

E6: Tollgate Tavern-Shepherds Inn, 16 Mary Rose Mall - Frobisher Road, E6 5LX. Whitbread. Version: 2019/09. No real ales Now (2000) keg.Renamed Shepherds Inn. This is now a large Lithuanian bar/restaurant with all tables laid for diners. There's no real ale, but it does have four rarely seen Lithuanian keg beers available. Operated by Beckton Tavern Limited Map.

E6: White Horse, 125 High Street South, E6 6EJ. Bass. Version: 2018/02. Demolished. Once a Modern one-bar pub recently renovated with numerous portraits of horses. Darts and pool. Cooked meals lunchtime. Outside drinking area. Reported as keg 1995. Sold c.2013, since demolished to make way for flats. Map.

E6: Winsor House, Winsor Terrace, E6 6LE. Whitbrread. Version: 1995/06. No real ales Whitbread Brewers Fayre. New pub opened March 95,attached to the Travel Inn. Open all hours - Sunday afternoon for diners. Near the DLR Beckton station. NOW KEG. Map.


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E7: Albion Hotel, 141 Boleyn Road, E7. Watneys. Version: 1992/00. No longer a pub. Closed before March 2002 and converted to flats.

E7: Bar Monastery, 329 Romford Road, E7 9HA. Ind Coope. Version: 2007/12. Closed. Renamed Bar Monastery. Ex-Taylor Walker, closed. Sign outside says it will reopen soon as an Asian bar, club and restaurant. Map. Original Name: Princess Alice .

E7: Camden Arms, 70 Field Road, E7 9DL. G Met Watneys. Version: 2008/07. No longer a pub. Closed in November 2007 and demolished in January 2008. Replaced by flats by August 2013. Map.

E7: Duke of Fife, 350 Katherine Road, E7 8NW. Courage. Version: 1992/02. No longer a pub. EH Listing:- Public house circa 1895. Frederick W Ashton. A richly ornamented corner public house. 2 storeys with slated mansard and attic storey. Yellow stock brick with painted stone or stucco dressings. Jacobean motifs. Balancing elevations to Katherine Road front and to Stafford Road flank with 2-storey wing on flank. Front has two segmental arches to ground floor, two 3-light windows to first floor, and balustraded with buttresses gabled dormers above. Ornamental panels above and below first floor windows with panelled pilasters between. Octagonal corner turret, (dome now missing) with linked female caryatids to drum. Arched entrances between ground floor, windows and to corner, with carytid-ornament above. Chimney stacks have pilaster ornament, and thos on south side are gabled and buttressed like attic window. Similar gabled window to slated wing. Later single-storey wing at back. Interior not seen. Closed in 2010 and leased to Paddy Power at the end of 2012 with an African Restaurant also on the premises from 2014. Map.

E7: Eagle & Child, 112 Woodgrange Road, E7 0EN. Ind Coope. Version: 2013/06. No longer a pub. Renamed Eagle 1993. Closed, planning application submitted for redevelopment for flats in 2005. Converted to pharmacy by March 2011. Original Name: Eagle & Child Previous Name(s): Eagle.

E7: Earl Of Derby, 16 Station Road, E7 0ER. Courage. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Converted to a nursery school 2002. Now 9 self contained flats completed c.201. .

E7: Forest Gate Hotel, 105 Godwin Road, E7 0LW. Punch Taverns,ex Ind Coope now Star (Heineken UK). Version: 2019/03. No real ales! One-bar pub with lunchtime snacks. Darts and pool. Function room for 150 people. Garden. Recognised as a historic pub interior of some regional importance. Map.

E7: Forest Glen, 39 Dames Road, E7 0DR. Bass. Version: 2012/06. Closed. ex-Bass, closed and for sale. Now signage in window says new restaurant opening soon. Upstairs illegally converted to HMO, restaurant on ground floor does not seem to have opened. Map.

E7: FOREST TAVERN, 173 Forest Lane, E7 9BB. Augusta. Version: 2020/12. Renamed FOREST TAVERN. Up to 8 varying guest beers. Leased by Antic from Punch, ex-Allied (Taylor Walker) from early September. Being fitted out in typical Antic style with bare floorboards and bricks, mismatched furniture etc. Sold by Punch and now bought by Augusta Pubs, an investment fund. Was still run by Antic but Portobello took over from Antic here in late 2020. Map. Original Name: Railway Tavern.

E7: FOX & HOUNDS, 178 Forest Lane, E7 9BB. G Met Watneys. Version: 2019/10. Once had an unusual array of army buttons and cap badges. Darts. Cask beer restored, Fullers London Pride and a guest. Reopened under Craft Union management.Map.

E7: HOLLY TREE, 129 Dames Road, E7 0DZ. Originally Bass. Freehold sold by GK to STRIKE LEISURE LIMITED in 2004 purchased by REMARKABLE PUBS 13/12/2018. Version: 2019/08. Large public house with a restaurant. Darts. Garden. Reopened following refurbishment Aug 2019. Adnams Mosaic; Dark Star Partridge ; Fuller's London Pride and Gales Seafarers Ale initially available. Large rear garden, plus a raised terrace at the front and a minature railway in the beer garden. Weather permitting this runs 12-6pm Sat & Sun.Map.

E7: HUDSON BAY, 1-5 Upton Lane , E7 9PA. Wetherspoons. Version: 1999/11. Opened February 1999. Map.

E7: Live & Let Live, 264 Romford Road, E7 9HZ. Bass. Version: 2017/02. Closed. Closed in January 2014 and sold to a developer in June, future uncertain. Application for conversion from pub to 35 room hotel with restaurant/bar at g/f refused 2016 and then dismissed at appeal in Jan 2017. Appeal dismissed mainly for small room sizes (poor design) and lack of disabled accessible rooms. Developer Zain Butt owns a series of 1* 'flop shops' trading under the City ViewHotels name in Newnham and Tower Hamlets with a long history of environmental complaints and planning enforcement. All have appalling TripAdvisor reviews. All are in ex pubs. A number haave been operated as hotels without the necessary consents forlterations and change of use. Here's the appeal reference APP/G5750/W/16/3145498. Map.

E7: Mickey Finns-Gatsby, 76 Woodgrange Road, E7 0EN. . Version: 1997/06. No longer a pub. Closed Dec 93. A shop Nov 96. Previous Name(s): Gatsby.

E7: Mo's Bar, 249/251 Green Street, E7 8LJ. Bass. Version: 2013/06. No longer a pub. Predominantly cosmopolitan pub with music at weekends. Snacks at all times.Renamed TERRY SPINKS MBE. Reopened and renamed MOS BAR after extensive internal refurbishment. Now an Asian restaurant Khana Khazan. Now Khana Khazana restaurant. Map. Original Name: White Hart Previous Name(s): Terry Spinks Mbe, Mo's Bar.

E7: Odessa Arms, 53 Odessa Road, E7 9BQ. Courage. Version: 1998/03. No longer a pub. 1998 demolished. Replaced by two houses by August 2013.
E7: Old Spotted Dog, 212 Upton Lane, E7 9NP. G Met Watneys. Version: 2020/05. Closed. For sale signs up - closed 2004. Still closed in 2007. Update March 2014: Community partnership being set up with the Prince's Regeneration Trust. The pub is at the beginning of the road towards being saved! https://www.newham.gov.uk/news/article/396/new-life-for-historic-old-spotted-dog
E7: PRETTY DECENT BEER CO, Arch 338 Sheridan Road, E7 9EFE7 9EF. Free House. Updated: 2017/12. Taproom opens: Thursday 4-11pm, Friday 4-11pm, Saturday 12-11pm and Sunday 12-6pm. map.


E7: Princess Alice, 329 Romford Road, E7 9HA. Ind Coope. Version: 2007/12. No longer a pub. Renamed Bar Monastery. Ex-Taylor Walker, closed. Converted to Asian club and restaurant. Now a Superdrug store. Map. Previous Name(s): Bar Monastery.

E7: Rising Sun, 528 Romford Road, E7 8AD. Bass. Version: 1992/02. No real ales Map.

E7: Simpsons, 342 Romford Road, E7 8BS. G Met Trumans. Version: 2019/03. Closed. Also now carries a sign for 'Galaxy Restaurant'. Closed and work is in progress. May 2014. Still closed May 2017. Closed since 2015. Three planning applications refused since 2016, the last two involved retaining the pub with flats above.Map. Original Name: Freemasons' Tavern .

E7: Towers-Tower Arms, 83 Tower Hamlets Road, E7 9DD. G Met Watneys. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Renamed Tower Arms 1993, was a free house and is in map area Al not B2. Closed March 96. Converted to flats 2002. Previous Name(s): Tower Arms.

E7: Travellers Rest, 12 Cemetery Road, E7 9DG. Free House. Version: 2010/07. No longer a pub. Converted to flats. .

E7: Waggon & Horses, 392 Romford Road, E7 8DF. Watneys. Version: 2014/05. No longer a pub. Once notable for well renovated external original facade; inside the pub was plush with a food bar at one end. Hot meals am/Musak.Was Labatts owned and an Enterprise Inns free house. Members only Temptation Night Club. The 'London & Burton Brewery Sparkling Ales' sign outside refers to the brewery that was in Medland Street, Stepney. By May 2014 it became a restaurant and take away called Family Grill. Became the Elvat Steak House opening in August 2017.

E7: WANSTEAD TAP, Arch 352, Winchelsea Rd, E7 0AQ. Free. Version: 2014/06. Opened May 2014 in former commercial premises in railway arch. Primarily an independent outlet for bottled beers, for on- or off-sales. There is a 'cask beer of the week', tapped on Fridays, e.g. ELB Cowcatcher. Map.


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E8: 40FT BREWERY TAP, 18a Ashwin Street, E8 3DL.Free House. Updated: 2017/08. Opened in 2015, one container with brewery, another with tap room. The name is taken from the size of the container. Occasional cask beer. Mainly keg beers. Open Fri-Sat 18-23..

E8: Albion Tavern, 33 Albion Drive, E8 4LX. Shepherd Neame. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Converted to residential use 2002. .

E8: BAXTERS COURT, 282/284 Mare Street , E8 1HE. Wetherspoons. Version: 2003/05. New Wetherspoon pub opened Feb 2003. Map.

E8: Belgrave Arms, 217 Queensbridge Road, E8 4LA. Punch. Version: 2012/06. No Longer a pub. Now Marr Taverns owned. The ground floor and part of the first floor windows are boarded up. Punch, now demolished in 2011 and new flats under construction on site. Pub established in 1837. Map.

E8: Black Bull, 217 Haggerston Road, E8 4HU. Belhaven. Version: 1994/05. No longer a pub. Demolished 1995. Flats by April 2015. .

E8: Brownlow Arms, 10 Scriven Street, E8 4HX. Wiltshire. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Formerly Charrington 1993. Closed but retains signs 2001.Converted to flats c2000. .

E8: CAT & MUTTON, 76 Broadway Market, E8 4QJ. City Pub Co. Version: 2016/10. Lease taken over in 2014 by Columbo Group, who also run Old Queens Head N1, Blues Kitchen NW1, Paradise W10. Black Sheep Bitter and Sambrooks Wandle. (Ex punch).Taken over by City Pub Co. Four cask beers, e.g. Hackney, Redemption, Signature, plus local keg and canned beers. Map.

E8: COCK TAVERN, 315 Mare Street, E8 1EJ. G Met Trumans. Version: 2012/12. 2-3 varying Howling Hops beers from microbrewery located in cellar, plus up to 8 guest beers from other microbreweries and up to 4 ciders or perries on 16 handpumps. Map.

E8: Crown & Castle, 600 Kingsland Road, E8 4AH. G Met Watneys. Version: 2022/09. Converted to a Chinese restaurant 2001. Reopened under original name by Barworks after spending 20 years as a Chinese restaurant and then the Diner. Modern pub with a range of keg beers. Refurbished with cask Siren yulu 3.6 on hand pump to righ of main bar. £5 a pint. Run by Urban Inns. Soft yellow muted lighting, walls adorned with a variety of old prints of buildings. Stripped wood floor banquette seating around walls.

E8: DALSTON EASTERN CURVE GARDEN CAFÉ, 13 Dalston Lane, E8 3DF. Free House. Version: 2014/06. Four varying East London beers in polypins (e.g. Pale Ale, Orchid, Jamboree, Foundation Ale). Independent. Garden laid out by the local community in 2010 with the cafe opening in summer 2013. Drinks and food can be taken into heated greenhouse. Open 11-dusk Wed-Sun. Map.

E8: DOLPHIN, 165 Mare Street, E8 3RH. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2018/04. Websters Reported 1993. Enterprise, ex-Truman, no real ale. 2006. Cask beer restored, e.g. Adnams, East London. Real ale not usually available, though pump clips offer hope of Adnams being available.Map.

E8: DOVE FREE HOUSE & KITCHEN, 24 Broadway Market, E8 4QJ. Free House. Version: 2010/12Crouch Vale: Brewers Gold, Taylor: Landord. One-bar brought back to original Victorian look, (wood bar# walls and window frames). Very well decorated. Yucca trees and plants in windows. Only one number on the clock - 11. Jazz on Sunday at lunchtime. Garden. Former Taylor Walker pub named the Goring Arms. Cooked food and snacks Map. Original Name: Goring Arms .

E8: Duke of Marlborough, 212 Richmond Road, E8 3QN. Shepherd Neame. Version: 1994/02. No longer a pub. Demolished prior to July 96. Converted to residential use. .

E7: Duke of Richmond, 316 Queensbridge Road, E8 3NH. Whitbread. Version: 1992/00. No real ales Undergoing refurbishment due to fire at time of 1991 guide survey. Once with a glitter hall and disco stage. Old -style interior. Had darts and pool. Snacks. But was not open till 8pm on Saturday but open till midnight otherwise. Converted to bar/restaurant 2001 with keg beer added to bottled beers in 2007. Previous Name(s): LMNT.

E8: Duke Of Richmond, 316 Queensbridge Road, E8 3NH. Whitbread. Version: 2018/06 No longer a pub. Re-opened keg then converted to restaurant 2001. No real ale keg beer added to bottled beers in this bar/restaurant. Reopened in May 2018 after unreported closure several years ago, operating meanwhile as a restaurant called the ‘Richmond’. Reverted to DUKE OF RICHMOND, now a gastropub with separate drinking and dining areas. No cask beer. Eight keg and KeyKeg beers, e.g. 40ft. Previous Name(s): Lmnt.

E8: DUKE OF WELLINGTON, 260 Haggerston Road, E8 4EP. Courage. Version: 2011/06Fuller's: London Pride. The pub took its present name to celebrate the adoption of the Duke as Prime Minister. Haggerston appears in the Doomsday Book as Hergodstone after Hergod a local Saxon leader who erected a stone memorial in the area. Darts and pool.. Map.

E8: Earl Amhurst, 19 Amhurst Road, E8 1LL. Bass. Version: 2012/06. No longer a pub. Rename in 2002. ex-Bass, demolished by September 2004, site still vacant. Flats going up in May 2015. Was called District for a while. Map. Previous Name(s): District.

E8: Earl of Zetland, 50 Lee Street, E8 4DY. Whitbread. Version: 2007/06. No longer a pub. Was a honeymoon hotel 1994. Demolished in April 2007. Replaced by flats. .

E8: Edgars, 30 Broadway Market, E8 4QJ. Free House. Version: 2020/04. Demolished. 1998 demolished. Replaced by two houses by August 2013. Renamed STORIES in 2013. Formerly a Greene King pub that closed in 1999 and opening in its present form in 2013, and more recently opening as Edgar's in May 2016. Closed in April 2018, with planning permission already granted in 2015 for demolition to make way for flats and a restaurant. Demolished by April 2019. Original Name: Market House Previous Name(s): Stories.

E8: FARRS SCHOOL OF DANCING, 11-19 Dalston Lane, E8 3DF. Ex Antic now Portobello. Version: 2020/12. Adnams: Old Ale, Claendonion: IPA. Adnams: Old Ale; Caledonian; Deuchars IPA; plus 3/4 varying guests from regionals and London micros (e.g. Five Points). New Antic pub opened early December 2013 in former community hall leased from Hackney Council and originally a dance school.Renovation is a work in progress with an island bar and the usual Antic distressed style with raw brickwork, exposed piping, second hand furniture including cinema seating, and a moped hanging from the ceiling. Low lighting, with dance-related black and white photos on the walls. Proposals are to extend into vacant unit next door and for a restaurant on the first floor. Open 4-midnight Mon-Fri, 12-midnight Sat, 12-11 Sun. Portobello took over from Antic here in late 2020. Map.

E8: Father Ted's, 148 Kingsland High Street, E8 2NS. Courage. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Converted to Nando's restaurant 2002. Original Name: Castle .

E8: Florfield Arms, 40 Florfield Road, E8 1DT. Belhaven. Version: 2006/12. Pub Demolished. Closed and boarded up 2002. ex-Ascot, demolished by May 2003. Flats by May 2015.

E8: Fox, 372 Kingsland Road, E8 4DA. Free house. Version: 2018/06. Closed. Map.

E8: Grange Tavern, 6 Richmond Road, E8 3HY. Wiltshire. Version: 2001/05. No longer a pub. Ex Charrington 1992. Was Wiltshire Brewery owned. Demolshed and replaced by flats 2001.

E8: Haggerston, 438 Kingsland Road, E8 4AA. Greene King. Version: 2016/10. No real ales! ex Belhaven, ex-Ascot, originally Watney. Closed and premises empty in 2006. Reopened and renamed Haggerston by June 2008. Cask beer discontinued a few years ago but not previously reported. Original Name: Swan Previous Name(s): Uncle Sams.

E8: HAND OF GLORY, 240 Amhurst Road,, E8 2BS. Free. Version: 2014/06. Nov 2005 - has been shut for the last 16 months. Renamed DE BYSTO, handpumps removed. Free, ex-Watney. An African pub and restaurant. Renamed ORO by February 2013, a bar/restaurant and renamed again to HAND OF GLORY by early January 2014. Two varying real ales from London micros (e.g. Crate, Five Points, Pressure Drop). Independent pub run by operators of Dream Bags/Jaguar Shoes of E2 Kingsland Road. Map. Original Name: Amhurst Arms Previous Name(s): Osto, Oro, De Bysto.

E8: Havelock Arms, 113 Albion Drive, E8 4LT. Whitbread. Version: No longer a pub. Closed and boarded up 2002.ex-Whitbread, now demolished. Now replaced by flats.

E8: Heart of Hackney-Hackney Heart, 255 Mare Street, E8 3NS. Free House. Version: 2019/01. No real ales! Former Charrington pub, the Horse & Groom. Reopened and renamed AMP. Extensively rebuilt in early November 2006. Free, Reverted to MADDIGANS. Formerly AMP, MADDIGANS (OF MARE STREET), HOBSONS CHOICE and originally HORSE & GROOM. Free, Renamed -Anatolia Bar. Renamed, HEART OF HACKNEY. Still no cask beer. Renamed HACKNEY HEART. Original Name: Horse & Groom Previous Name(s): Maddigans (Of Mare Street), Amp, Anatolia Bar.

E8: Kings Arms, 18 Kingsland High Street, E8 3JP. Free House. Version: 2009/12. Pub Demolished Ex Charrington. Now Free, ex-Wells. Closed and boarded up. Demolished and whole area cleared for railway construction work. Map.

E8: Kingsland, 37 Kingsland High Street, E8 2JS. Ind Coope. Version: 2013/01. No Real Ale! Reopened after a brief, police-enforced closure. Map. Original Name: Bull Inn .

E8: L.A, 64 Clarissa Street, E8 4HA. Free House. Version: 2001/05. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2001. Ex Wenlock pub originally the street was Princes Street until at least 1871 before the street was renamed. Original Name: Prince Ernest .

E8: LONDON FIELDS BREWERY TAP ROOM, 365/366 Warburton Street, E8 3RR. London Fields Brewery. Version: 2018/02. Varying London Fields beers on handpump (6) plus their keg beers on tap. Closed Mon-Wed; 5-Midnight Thu & Fri; 12-Midnight Sat & Sun. 6 handpumps and 12 craft pumps. The New bar is in an ongoing evolution, with bare wooden floors, plenty of plain wooden panels(to be decorated) and hanging hops. You can see the brewery through glass. Pub serves 2 real ales. Today they had 2x Truman's ales on. Firestarter and Roll Out the barrel.

E8: Lord Stanley, 136 Sandringham Road, E8 2HJ. Courage. Version: 2017/03. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 2002. Is now the Roost and appears to be a venue for hire, March 2017. .

E8: Lord Truro, 180 Dalston Lane, E8 1NG. G Met Trumans. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Closed in 1984 and converted to residential. .

E8: Marion Arms, 46 Lansdowne Drive, E8 3ER. Wiltshire. Version: 1992/04. No longer a pub. Was Wiltshire Brewery owned, Converted to flats in 1994! .

E8: Market Café, 2 Broadway Market, E8 4QJ. Whitbread. Version: 2012/12. No longer a pub. Previous Name(s): Sir Walter Scott.

E8: Martello Hall, 137 Mare Street, E8 3RH. Albion & East Group. Version: 2019/04. No real ales! Formerly the Warburton Arms. Modernised in tasteful style with pictures of early Hackney and cricket scenes. Darts. Cooked food lunchtimes and snacks till 7pm. Punch, ex-Taylor Walker,Taken over by Albion & East Group (Punch Taverns,ex Ind Coope) and in December renamed MARTELLO HALL , a pizzeria and bar. Cask beer discontinued. Keg beers from taps in wall behind bar. Map. Original Name: Warburton Arms Previous Name(s): LONDON FIELDS.

E8: Middleton Arms, 303 Queensbridge Road, E8 3ND. Wiltshire. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Ex Charrington 1992.Demolished c 2002. Flats by April 2015.

E8: Mitford Tavern, 133 Amhurst Road, E8 2AW. Ind Coope. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Maple Leaf Inns owned 1993. Demolished and replaced by flats 2002.

E8: Molly Blooms, 525 Kingsland Road, E8 4AR. Free House. Version: 2016/01. No real ales! Ex Belhaven, originally Watneys. Renamed Sammy J's pre July 96 then New Brewery Tap. Renamed, MOLLY BLOOM'S, little changed. Cask beer discontinued, handpumps disused. Map. Original Name: Brewery Tap Previous Name(s): Sammy J's, New Brewery Tap.

E8: Nineteenth Hole, 216 Haggerston Road, E8 4JA. Belhaven. Version: 2001/05. No longer a pub. Demolshed and replaced by flats 2001. Former Watney pub the Young Prince. Previous Name(s): Young Prince.

E8: Nolans, 296 Kingsland Road, E8 4DG. Free House. Version: 2001/05. No longer a pub. Now (2001) a hairdressers. Previous Name(s): Acton Arms.

E8: Norfolk Arms, 49 Cecilia Road, E8 A2ES. Free House. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Demolished c 2002. Flats by January 2014.

E8: OLD SHIP, 2 Sylvester Path, E8 1EN. Urban Pubs & Bars. Version: 2019/09. Was Enterprise, ex-Unique (Honeypot). One-bar pub with darts and pool. Basic town pub. Also has an entrance in Mare Street up a tiled corridor. Lunchtime food.Refurbished early 2014 by new leaseholders Urban Pubs & Bars, former owners of Realpubs. Four real ales, primarily from local breweries, e.g. Hapenny and Truman. Real cider available. Map.

E8: Oslo, Former Railway Station Building, 1A Amhurst Road, E8 1LL. Independent. Version: 2017/02. No real ales!Reopened and renamed OSLO in January 2014. 3 varying real ales from London micros (e.g. Five Points, Redemption, Sambrooks). An independent bar, restaurant and latenight music venue with a dark Nordic theme. Note: We tried to visit this pub yesterday (Tuesday 31st January) but there was no real ale available. Three handpumps, two with pumpclips turned round, one without a pumpclip. Map. Original Name: Hackney Central .

E8: Overdraft, 151 Haggerston Road, E8 4JA. Whitbread. Version: 2013/06. Demolished. Renamed Overdraft and still keg. Confirmed as closed & boarded in Sep 05. Demolished by February 2012. Site being built on April 2015. Original Name: Duke of Sussex .

E8: Paget Arms, 197 Middleton Road, E8 4LL. Free house. Version: 2009/07. No longer a pub. Former Courage Pub. Renamed Careys 3. Confirmed as closed & boarded in Jul 05. Demolished 2009. Flats by May 2015. Previous Name(s): Careys 3.

E8: PEMBURY TAVERN, 90 Amhurst Road, E8 1JH. Free House. Version: 2018/08. Was run by the Milton Brewery (Cambs) Ex Truman. For a while was tied to Banks & Taylor. Huge barn of a place with bare walls and shiny wooden floor. Even with only nine people in the pub, it was too noisy, all the noise echoing around the place. Needs carpet and something on the walls to soak up the noise" (Report from John Adams). Taken over in June by Five Points brewery, who took their name from the junction on which the pub stands. Now has four cask beers from Five Points, two from Milton and a handful of guests (fewer earlier in the week). Map.

E8: PRINCE ARTHUR, 95 Forest Road, E8 3BH. ETM Group. Version: 2020/01. Originally the Prince Arthur it was renamed the Lady Diana for a while. Reasonably priced, comfortable, relaxed pub in fashionable part of Hackney. Photographs of the area c1900. Attractive lettering above the bar. Cooked meals and snacks at all times. Taken over Oct 2014 by Gorgeous Pubs. Undergone new ownership. The owner is Andy Bird (who also owns The Chesham Arms near Homerton and The Nelson's Head near Columbia Road Market). Being refurbished. Due to open April 2019. Reopened in January 2020 by new operator Tiny Dancer. Map. Original Name: Prince Arthur Previous Name(s): Lady Diana.

E8: PRINCE GEORGE, 40 Parkholme Road, E8 3AG. Remarkable Restaurants Free house. Version: 2002/11Fuller's,: London Pride, Adnams: Bitter, Brakspears: PA, :: , . Now a Remarkable Restaurants Free house. Ex Whitbread. Large one bar pub. Sparsely furnished with interesting prints of Brighton and pub sign of Prince Regent in flagrante. Decorated with bust of Brunel and stuffed birds in glass cages. Pool. Food at all Map.

E8: Prince Of Wales, 447 Kingsland Road, E8 4AU. G Met Trumans. Version: 2001/05. No longer a pub. Converted to flats but retains signs 2001. Map.

E8: PUB ON THE PARK, 19 Martello Street, E8 3PE. Free House. Version: 2019/09. Fuller's London Pride, Fuller's ESB. Reopened and renamed 1992. Now run by Camden Bars, along with other pubs formerly in the same group. Five changing real ales, e.g. Five Points, Sambrook. Real cider available. Map. Original Name: Queen Eleanor Previous Name(s): Taylors.

E8: Queen Elizabeth, 9 Graham Road, E8 1DA. Free House. Version: 2010/07. No Longer a pub. Confirmed in Sep 05 as closed & boarded on the inside. Now used as church by New Connection International Church. Already reported converted to religious use, now converted to residential use.

E8: Railway Tavern, 339 Mare Street, E8 1HY. Bass. Version: 2009/12. No Longer a pub. Now a betting shop. Map.

E8: Railway Tavern, 59 Kingsland High Street, E8 2JS. Punch Taverns,ex Charles Wells. Version: 2016/10. No longer a pub. Ex Charrington 1993. Was Charles Wells owned. Closed in 2009. Then Punch, ex-Bass, still no real ale. Closed in 2015, now a pizza restaurant. Map.

E8: Ridley Arms, 17 Ridley Road, E8 2NP. Free House. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. No longer a pub. c2005. Now a shop.

E8: Robin Hood, 42 Shacklewell Lane, E8 2EZ. Ascot Estates. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Converted to flats c2000.

E8: Rose & Crown, 13/15 Mare Street, E8 4RP. Whitbread. Version: 1999/11. No longer a pub. Former Youngs pub. Not a pub by 1999. Converted to residential use. Was apparently renamed CAMBRIDGE before closure. Enterprise, ex- Whitbread.

E8: Rosie O'Gradys, 27 Marlborough Avenue, E8 4JP. Belhaven. Version: 2013/06. No longer a pub. Closed and boarded up 2002. Demolished by August 2012. Demolished and replaced with flat. Original Name: Lee Arms .

E8: Royal Oak, 83 Wilton Way, E8 1BG. Belhaven. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Converted to residential/office use 2002.

E8: RUSSETT HACKNEY DOWNS STUDIOS-AUTUMN YARD-ALL GOOD BEER, 17 Amhurst Terrace, E8 2BT. Independent. Version: 2019/08. "The Russet is a tradional British Apple and the name of a new cafe come creative venue at Hackney Downs Studios."Opened on 10 December in a former industrial premises the Russet offers two London Fields Brewery beers on gravity "Session" and "Landlord"  this is complimented by three ciders from Herefordshire maker, Olivers.The intention is to offer live music, storytelling and a curated performance programme. This venue was spawned from the creative arts centre Netil house in Hackney. Directions: If you are facing the former: Amhurst Arms, 240 Amhurst Road. E8 2BS take the sloping path (Amhurst Terrace) on the left hand side of the pub and continue towards the subway under the railway line. The Russet is last on the right. Independent cafe bar opened by January 2012 in former printworks, as part of studio complex. Renamed Autumn Yard, part of the Hackney Downs Studios is at 17 Amhurst Terrace. Renamed ALL GOOD BEER in 2019. They have 6 taps of regularly rotating craft beers, 2 wine taps & loads of bottlers in the fridge from the country's best breweries.Map.

E8: Samuel Pepys, 289 Mare Street, E8 1EJ. Ind Coope. Version: 2017/00. Demolished. Demolished c2001 and replaced (?) with the Marie Lloyd Bar at 291 Mare Street. Original Name: Britannia Previous Name(s): Mr Pepys.

E8: Shacklewell Arms, 71 Shacklewell Lane, E8 2EB. Enterprise. Version: 2019/11. Renamed SHACKLEWELL ARMS by February 2004 but not previously reported. Ex Enterprise, ex-Watney via Unique and primarily a music venue. Run by Camden Bars. Ex G Met Watneys. Handpumps removed by Oct 2019. Map. Original Name: GREEN MAN.

E8: Sir Walter Scott, 2 Broadway Market, E8 4QJ. Whitbread. Version: 2012/07. No longer a pub. Now a restaurant (Little Georgia) 1999. Renamed MARKET CAFÉ and reopened in March as an independent bar and restaurant after at least 13 years as a restaurant. No real ale.

E8: SPURSTOWE ARMS, 68 Greenwood Road, E8 1AB. Punch Taverns. Version: 2007/12Black Sheep: Bitter, Brakspears: PA, Greene King : Abbot. The food menu is quite expensive and gastro pub-esque (£10.50 for shepherd's pie in a local Hackneyboozer!) Also apart from gourment crisps, loose/jarred smoked nuts and olives there are no snacks/plates to share only full meals for a minimum of £7+. An all day breakfast is £7.95 and doesn't contain anything out of the ordinary). Haven't tried it but it looks good and plenty of people eating. Verywhite/middle class for the area. Quite nicely laid out, has a few sofas and a large pleasant beer garden. (Report from Abby Sneade).A Free House owned by Jobo Developments. Map.

E8: Stage 3, 291 Mare Street, E8 1EJ. Version: 2020/01. No real ales! Having dropped draught beer a few years ago, now reintroduced keg beers e.g. Crate and renamed STAGE 3. No cask beer. Renamed EMPIRE BAR. Map. Original Name: Marie Lloyd Bar .

E8: THREE COMPASSES, 99 Dalston Lane, E8 1NH. Free House. Version: 2019/11. Former Bass pub.lounge, basic public bar and spartan private bar. Lunchtime snacks. Darts and shove halfpenny. Facilities for the disabled. Only one unused handpump in Oct 2019. Map.

E8: Three Sods Brewery Taproom, 399 Mentmore Terrace, E8 3PH. Version: 2020/07. Three Sods have moved into the premises (2020) and will open the taproom at weekends. They also do online orders. Map. .

E8: TOMMY FLYNNS-FLYNNS, 418 Mare Street, E8 1HP. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2018/04. Sharps: Doom Bar. Renamed O'NEILLS BAR, FIDDLERS. Renamed again to WISHING WELL. Enterprise, ex-Truman, no real ale 2006. TOMMY FLYNNS in November 2013.Cask beer restored, Sharps Doom Bar. Renamed FLYNN’S. Still has Sharp’s Doom Bar. Map. Original Name: Crown Previous Name(s): O'Neill's Bar, Fiddlers, Wishing Well..

E8: URBAN SESSIONS, 80 Eastway, E9 5JH. Independent. Version: 2014/06. 2 varying cask beers on handpumps amid an ocean of 30 keg fonts, available only in third or two thirds pint measures. Independent 17 week pop up bar open July to August 2013 but due to reopen as a permanent venue. Map.

E8: Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road, E8 3AS. Jaguar Shoes. Version: 2019/11. Now operated by Jaguar Shoes Collective, who run other places in E2 and E8, with a basic bohemian feel. Food by pop-up vendors. Handpumps removed by Oct 2019. Ex Bass. Map. Original Name: Hustlers.

E8: Village at Dalston, 512 Kingsland Road, E8 4AE. Wessex Taverns. Version: 2016/10. No longer a pub. In 2011 reported closed. And then converted to flats. Reported via Whatpub in 2016 as closed in 2008, now a nightclub. Original Name: Lamb Previous Name(s): Village, Flock & Firkin, Bar 512.

E8: White Horse, 76 Wilton Way, E8. Ind Coope. Version: 1993/05. No longer a pub. Demolished 1993. Replaced by Christopher Addison House a Housing Association.


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E9: ADAM & EVE, 155 Homerton High Street, E9 6AS. Rose Pubs. Version: 2014/12. Was adged as a 'Main Event' pub. Greene King: IPA by September 2013. Punch, ex-Allied (Taylor Walker) via Spirit.New operator from June. Six real ales, including Cornish breweries. Bottled beers, e.g. Beavertown, Camden, Five Points. New menu, sourced from "The Cornwall Project". Taken over by Rose Pubs. Six changing cask beers, e.g. East London, Hackney, Siren. Map.

E9: Albion, 36 Lauriston Road, E9 7EU. Free House. Version: 2015/06. Closed. Very old building with ship's beams dating from 1600s. The front part is modern - only 200 years old! It had its own brewery in late 1800s. Large skeleton of bird found in upstairs chimney. The upper part was hit by a Zeppelin in First World War. The back room includes bar billiards. Lots of prints and bric-a-brac. Pool and shove halfpenny. Snacks lunchtimes and early evenings. Very friendly. Garden. Closed and boarded after the death of the publican, future uncertain. Map.

E9: Alma, 41 Barnabas Road, E9 5SD. Whitbread. Version: 2010/07. No longer a pub. Closed and converted to residential use in 2007.

E9: Bedford Hotel, 220 Victoria Park Road, E9 7HD. Bass. Version: 1999/11. No longer a pub Coverted to flats 1999? Once a Two-roomed pub full of hanging nick-nacks and curios. Darts, pool and shove halfpenny. Function room.
E9: BEER MERCHANTS TAP, 99 Wallis Rd, E9 5LN. Version 2019/01. Opened in January 2018, the first pub from beer distributor Cave Direct, including off-sales and an on-site sour beer blendery. Two cask beers, twenty keg beers and over 700 bottles. Website : https://beermerchantstap.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beermerchantstap Map.br>

E9: Brewdog Homerton-PLOUGH, 23 Homerton High Street, E9 6JP. Brewdog. Version: 2019/05. Originally Trumans, ex Belhaven, Brent Walker. Closed and to let 2002. After sometime closed, confirmed in Jul 05 as now open again. Reopened as an independent pub in early September after 11 years; operated as Jerrys, a bar/restaurant with no draught beer from 2005 to c2010 when it reverted to the Plough as a wine bar and restaurant.Now leased for 11 years by a partnership including Pete Hills of Hackney Brewery. Stripped back decor with bare walls, wooden floor and simple furniture. Closed, future uncertain. Closed earlier in 2016, reopened in December and renamed BREWDOG HOMERTON. Cask beer discontinued, but there are twelve keg beers from BrewDog and others, including local keykeg beers. Reopened and renamed PLOUGH by Tiny Dancer Group. Sharp's Doom Bar, Atlantic and a guest beer.Map. Original Name: Plough Previous Name(s): Jerrys (Bar & Restaurant)..

E9: BRITANNIA-PEOPLES PARK TAVERN, 360 Victoria Park Road, E9 7BT. Youngs. Version: 2019/01. Renamed Victoria Park. Was a Firkin pub since 1986. Previously the Queens Hotel (Truman). Broadway Inns, ex-Punch. Renamed BRITANNIA.then Peoples Park Tavern. Operated by Inn Brighton (Drink in London), ex-Broadway Inns. Renamed PEOPLES PARK TAVERN in December 2013 by InnBrighton, Laine. Brewing equipment has been installed in the pub, which can be viewed behind a screen to the left of the entrance. The pub has been refurbished for £250k, with a giant megaphonesuspended from the ceiling, signifying when the adjacent Victoria Park was given to the people in the 19th Century. Bare back walls, polished wooden flooring, large windows and a knights armour complete the picture.The brewery occupies what was once an indoor childrens play area when the pub was the Falcon & Firkin between 1986 and 1998; it is possibly unique in becoming a brewpub for the second time around. Still child-friendly with a large garden and reasonably priced food including childrens portions. Open 12-11 (midnight Fri & Sat or sometimes later). Owner now (late 2018?) Young's. Map. Original Name: Queens Hotel Previous Name(s): Victoria Park, Falcon & Firkin-Britannia.

E9: Butlers, 69 Cadogan Terrace, E9. G Met Trumans. Version: 1992/04. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 1992. Original Name: Morpeth Castle Previous Name(s): Manhattan.

E9: CHESHAM ARMS, 15 Mehetabel Road, E9 6DU. Free House. Version: 2015/07. Closed in 2012, reopened in June following a local campaign. Three cask beers, e.g. Crouch Vale, Dark Star, Five Points. Food is planned for the autumn. Open 4(12 Sat-Sun)-11(10.30 Sun). Independent, closed October 2012, sold to a property developer and converted to an office and flats without planning permission. Granted ACV status (confirmed on appeal) with legal enforcement action by Hackney Council pending further appeal decision. Map.

E9: Claddagh, 171 Well Street, E9 7LJ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Demolished c2004. Flats built on the site. Original Name: Two Black Boys. Previous Name(s): 39 Steps.

E9: Clarendon, 86 Balcorne Street, E9 7AU. Courage. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Re-opened but converted to flats 2002. .

E9: CRATE (BREWERY & PIZZERIA), Unit 7, The White Building, Queens Yard, off White Post Lane, E9 5EN. Free house. Version: 2019/09 Crate: Golden ale, Crate: IPA. Entrance from rear or from riverside.New independently operated bar on ground floor of converted warehouse with artists studios above.Opened in mid-July 2012. Brewery visible in room off bar area. Basic decor with railway sleeper bar top and front, concrete floor, breeze block walls, tall windows, wooden trestle tables and benches and a unique ratchet seat. The Crate Lager (4.8%) is contract brewed at an unknown Scottish brewery. Limited quantities of the three beers have been bottled. Open-to-view pizza oven. Real cider now available. Map.

E9: Dagmar Arms, 47 Danesdale Road, E9 5DB. Belhaven. Version: 2008/07. No Longer a pub. Confirmed as closed and boarded in Jul 05. Converted to corner shop by November 2007.

E9: Deuragon Arms, Shepherds Lane, E9. Watney. Version: 1986/00. No Longer a pub. This pub was mentioned in passing on page 170 of the 1986 guide as no longer serving the community as a pub. This was the description given in the 1983 guide: was only that it was a Watney pub without real ale. Seems to have been called Cami's at some stage.
E9: Duke Of Cambridge, 28 Loddiges Road, E9 6PN. Belhaven. Version: 2008/07. No Longer a pub. Enterprise, ex-Ascot, closed, derelict and fire damaged. Demolished (by November 2007). Replaced by flats.

E9: Duke Of Devonshire, 72 Darnley Road, E9 6QH. Belhaven. Version: 2001/11. No longer a pub. Closed and boarded 2001. Confirmed as demolished in Jul 05. Converted to residential.

E9: Duke of Wellington, 90 Morning Lane, E9 6NA. Ind Coope. Version: 2013/04Marston: Pdedigree. No longer a pub. Independent, converted to retail use in 2012. Planning application now submitted for demolition and replacement by retail units and flats.Bought from retiring licensee Pauline Murphy by Hackney Fashion Hub - Chatham Works Ltd and Manhattan Loft Co. Closed in 2012 and converted to retail use via permitted development. A rare suriving example of an Edwardian high street pub, unusual and incongruous styling in the context of Homerton. Boasted a wonderfully peaceful and serene beer garden, now paved over as a forecourt. Map.

E9: Eagle, 103 Wick Road, E9 5AE. G Met Watneys. Version: 1992/02. No real ales Map.

E9: EMPRESS OF INDIA, 130 Lauriston Road, E9 7LH. Ind Coope. Version: 2007/06Greene King,: IPA, Taylors: Landlord. Reopened and reverted to original name, from Follies of EMPRESS OF INDIA. Now a gastropub. Map. Original Name: Empress of India Previous Name(s): Follies.

E9: Farley Macallan, 179 Ponsford Street, E9 6JU. Free House. Version: 2017/05. Closed. Renamed Kente Sport. Closed and boarded 2001.Open again after sometime closed. Reopened and renamed ARTIFEX, a wine bar and restaurant with keg beer, after a spell in religious use and as Fiesta wine bar (with no draught beer).Open again after sometime closed. Now converted to church use. Originally DUCHESS OF KENT. Renamed Bar Kino but closed in 2015. Closed January 2015 due to departature of tenant. Now called Farley Macallan which advertises itself as a wine bar and restaurant. See: http://www.farleymacallan.com/ Original Name: DUCHESS OF KENT Previous Name(s): Roundhouse, Bridge House, Kente Sport, Artifex, Bar Kino.

E9: Frampton Arms, 47 Well Street, E9 7NU. Courage. Version: 2009/12. Pub Demolished Closed 2002. Demolished 2009. Flats by June 2015.

E9: GLOBE ON MORNING LANE, 20 Morning Lane, E9 6NA. Whitbread. Version: 2006/12Wells & Young's: Youngs Bitter, Fuller's,: London Pride. One bar locals' estate pub with video screen for satellite TV and numerous boxing photographs.They also have superb free live music, usually RnB (Monday nights Billy Chong and his group and lots of contributions from other people too.). Report from Maris Map. Original Name: Globe .

E9: GUN, 235 Well Street, E9 6RG. Whitbread. Version: 2014/12. Changed hands and reopened in June after short closure, the first outlet for a new venture called Locals Club. Their ambition is to build a small chain of 5-10 pubs in East London.Real ale restored, two changing, e.g. Five Points, Redemption, Truman's. Keg Beavertown, Pressure Drop, Soundwave, Weird Beard and others. Despite its small size, the Gun already attracts a vibrant and varied crowd. Fridges well stocked with London bottled beers. Food limited for now to toasted sandwiches and pork pies, but there are plans to install a kitchen and dining room upstairs along with a roof terrace. Map.

E9: Hector & Noble, 235 Victoria Park Road, E9 7HD. Punch Taverns,ex Wiltshire. Version: 2019/11. Opened in 1989. One-bar young persons' pub with traditional wood and mirrors. Renamed HECTOR & NOBLE in February 2015. Modern feel one- room pub with quiet enclosed yard to rear. No longer sells real ale. Map. Original Name: McCANNS Previous Name(s): Village Inn, Village Tap.

E9: HEMINGWAY, 84 Victoria Park Road, E9 7JL. Version: 2019/03. Friendly two-bar locals' pub. The tenant has now bought the lease from Courage. Darts. Lunchtime food. Renamed GARBOS by May 2009 and renamed again PENNETHORNE after the architect who created Victoria Park.Punch, ex-Courage. Grade II-listed Victorian building with a columned front porch and medium-sized interior, with front-facing bar, kitchen at the front (giving out a lot of heat!), and small back extension.Little period decor apart from a column and fireplace. Not just for diners, but including a group of settees and armchairs. Two guest beers. Sold to Wellesley Capital Investment Ltd (associated with the Wellington Pub Co)Map. Original Name: ROYAL STANDARD Previous Name(s): Garbo's, Pennethorne.

E9: Hospital Tavern, 32 Homerton Row, E9 6EA. Free House. Version: 2019/05. Demolished. Closed end of August with planning permission from Hackney Council to demolish and build flats with a replacement A4 use on the ground floor. Closed in 2013, finally demolished in Sept 2015. Closed in 2013 and demolished in September 2015. Replacement building should have had a pub at ground floor level. Planning granted in 2019 to convert the empty shell to flats. Map. Original Name: Welsh Harp .

E9: HOWLING HOPS TAP ROOM, Queen's Yard, White Post Lane, E9 5EN. Version: 2020/07. New (2015), spacious brewery tap on the ground floor of an old warehouse building. Ten draught beers, described as being served straight from the tank. Meat baps and veggie options. Open 10am-11pm daily. Map.

E9: Jackdaw & Star-Spread Eagle, 224 Homerton High Street, E9 6AS. Free House. Version: 2018/02. No real ale! Originally the Spread Eagle. Taken over this year by Electric Star, who also run Star of Bethnal Green E2, Star by Hackney Downs E5 and Star of Kings N1. Renamed JACKDAW & STAR. Cask beer restored, one changing beer, e.g. Five Points Pale. Changed hands in January 2018 and reverted to originalname SPREAD EAGLE, now offering vegan food. No real ale. Map. Original Name: Spread Eagle Previous Name(s): Jackdaw & Stump.

E9: KENTON, 38 Kenton Road, E9 7AB. Free. Version: 2015/09. Was a Labbatt's Free House originally Charrington. Built 1858 by Sir Benjamin Kenton. It has been in the same family since 1973. The interior could have been designed by Liberace, including the bejewelled fire! Darts. Garden.Bought out by the tenants. Still has two changing cask beers, e.g. Five Points, Trumans. Map. Previous Name(s): Kenton Arms.

E9: LAURISTON, 162 Victoria Park Road, E9 7JN. LHR. Version: 2017/06s. Renamed BRB@The Alex and now renamed again to LAURISTON. Specialises in pizza. Now independent free house, ex-Bass. Owners are LHR Pubs. Beers are now Luppolo Pale Ale, a house beer by Four Pure and 1 changing real ale from a London microbrewery. Map. Original Name: ALEXANDRA Previous Name(s): Alex, Brb@The Alex, Lauriston.

E9: Lea Tavern, 90 White Post Lane, E9 5EN. Free House. Version: 2010/07. Pub demolished. Pub was established before 1874.. Former Trumans pub. Demolished. Still an empy space May 2014. Map.

E9: Lord Napier, 25 White Post Lane, E9 5EN. Free House. Version: 2019/06. Closed Ex Ind Coope. For sale 1988 for £225.000. Closed 1995. Acquired byElectric Star pubs in 2019.

E9: Lord Nelson, 143 Morning Lane, E9 6LH. Belhaven. Version: 1995/10. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 1995. Ex Belhaven, originally Watney.

E9: Miliki Spot 2, 237 Well Street, E9 6RG. Bass-Admiral. Version: 2017/04. No longer a pub. Renamed 2005 Milki Spot 2. Cosed in 2010, now in religious use. Map. Original Name: Brunswick Arms .

E9: Northumberland Arms, 78 Well Street, E9 7JA. Courage. Version: 1996/10. No longer a pub. Demolished July 96. Flats by June 2015.

E9: Penshurst Arms, 25 Penshurst Road, E9 7DT. Free House. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. Former Ind Coope pub. Free, closed. Dates from 1864. Planning permission now granted by December 2013 by Hackney Council for conversion to 6 flats plus two houses on the garden. Map.

E9: Prince Edward, 97 Wick Road, E9 5AB. G Met Trumans. Version: 2001/11. No real ales Very friendly Victorian two-bar locals' pub with original etched glass and excellent collection of mirrors. Very active charity fund raiser. Darts and shove halfpenny. Food at all times. Facilities for the disabled. Map.

E9: Retreat, 226 Morning Lane, E9 6RQ. Whitbread. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Closed and boarded up 1999. Confirmed in Jul 05 as now demolished. Six storey flats by June 2015. Original Name: Rising Sun Previous Name(s): Bourkes, Retreat.

E9: ROYAL INN AT THE PARK, Lauriston Road, E9 7HJ. Remarkable Restaurants Free house. Version: 2020/03 Adnams: Bitter, Fuller's: ESB. Originally Trumans. Ex Belhaven but not Ascot Estate owned. Reopened as a free house ROYAL INN ON THE PARK. Now a Remarkable Restaurants Free house. +Fuller: Discovery, +guest beer. Freehold acquired by THOMAS DARKER LIMITED in Dec 2019. Original Name: Royal Hotel .

E9: Silvar Link, 331 Wick Road, E9 5DH. G Met Trumans. Version: 2019/11. No longer a pub. Closed and was for sale by auction Nov. 94. Renamed Genevas reopened and keg. Reopened and renamed SILVAR LINK on banner over old Genevas signage still present. No real ale. Originally Trumans. Upstairs converted (illegally) into flats. Ground floor vacant. Changed to Babylon Garden - a shisha bar. Original Name: White Lion Previous Name(s): Genevas.

E9: Stag, 37 Brooksby's Walk, E9 6DA. Belhaven. Version: 1996/09. No longer a pub. Demolished Mid 98. Originally Trumans & ex Brent Walker. Residential by Aug 2013.

E9: Tiger, 245 Wick Road, E9 5DG. Whitbread-Enterprise. Version: 2020/05. Basic locals' pub. One basic bar with a small bar at the back. Previously leased by Youngs. Darts. Lunchtime snacks. osed in March 2015, reopened in December by Ginger Jones, who also run the Lord Morpeth E3, Duke E17 and Black Horse SE8. Cosy sofas and bench seating. No real ale. Map.

E9: Top o' the Morning-Muller & Briggs, 129 Cadogan Terrace, E9 5HP. Version: 2020/01. No real ales!. Closed, future uncertain by May 2013. The rumour mill has it sold for redevelopment already (June 2013). Closed in 2013, demolished this year (2015). Situated on the side of Victoria Park this modern bar is in the development on the site of the Top o' the Morning pub. Run by Rullo's restaurant chain. A range of keg beer. Website: https://www.mullerandbriggs.co/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MullerandBriggs. For a reason that escapes me they quote their postcode as E3 2NB yet the Royal Mail has no part of the terrace in E3! But they are at 130 Cadogan Terrace. There are only buildings on one side of the terrace as Victoria Park is on the other. Reopened as a branch of the ITALIAN JOB late in 2019 showcasing "the best of Italian breweries alongside local London gems". Map. Original Name: Mitford Castle .

E9: Victoria, 359 Wick Road, E9 5DH. Whitbread. Version: 2005/05. No longer a pub. Now a block of private flats: Victoria Appartments 2005.


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E10: Alma, 50 Church Road, E10 5JP. Bass. Version: 2004/11. No longer a pub. Renamed Four Finches. Converted to flats, named Alma Point 2004. Previous Name(s): Four Finches.

E10: Antelope, 201 Church Road, E10 7BQ. Punch ex Ind Coope. Version: 2017/01. Closed. Closed and boarded 2014, future uncertain with rumours of redevelopment. The latest consultation document is a suggestion that the Antelope will be "brought back into use", presumably as a pub. You can read more about it here (you'll need to download the Vision Document); http://walthamforest-consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/leabridge/leyton Map.

E10: Bakers Arms, 575 Lea Bridge Road, E10 7EQ. Ind Coope. Version: 2010/07. No longer a pub. Closed 2010. Converted to betting office. Map.

E10: Beaumont Arms, 31 Beaumont Road, E10 5AG. Bass. Version: 2010/12. Pub demolished. Has had several planning applications turned down. Closed by July 2007 ex-Bass, now demolished by April 2010. Map.

E10: BOOTLACES, 596 Lea Bridge Road, E10 7DN. Punch Taverns. Version: 2019/10. No real ale!Formerly the Auctioneers. ex Brent Walker free house. Bar billiards, nine pin skittles and dice. Snacks lunchtime. Handpumps removed 2019. Map. Original Name: Auctioneers Previous Name(s): Tap n Spile.

E10: COACH & HORSES, 391 High Road, E10 5NA. Punch Tavers,ex Bass. Version: 2019/10. Cask beer restored after a period of inconsistent availability. Sold in 2015 to Chambers Properties UK Ltd. Taken over this June by Ronnie Finch, operator of the Duke E11. Turners Russet Cider available in Sept 2019 in addition to four real ales. Map.

E10: DRUM, 557 Lea Bridge Road, E10 7EQ. Wetherspoons. Version: 1992/02Greene King: Abbot, Greene King: Ruddles Best Bitter. Formerly Nancys. Split-level pub. Food lunchtimes. Cheap pints and cheaper beer offers. Map. Original Name: Nancys .

E10: Greyhound, 91 Lea Bridge Road, E10 2QL. Free House. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Closed 1997. Converted to flats c2003, Ex Ind Coope pub.

E10: HARE & HOUNDS, 282 Lea Bridge Road, E10 7LD. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2018/08. Family pub just in front of Leyton Wingate Football Ground. Better than most pubs in the area. Garden. Darts and pool. Lunchtime food. Now Enterprise, ex-Bass via Unique. Taken over by Dirty Liquor under their ‘managed expert’ partnership with Enterprise. Several changing cask beers. Real cider. Map.

E10: Holly Bush, 32 Grange Road, E10 5JD. Free House. Version: 1998/03. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 1995. Former Ind Coope house.

E10: KING WILLIAM IV or FOURTH, 816 High Road, E10 6AE. Free House. Version: 2019/09. Former Ind Coope pub. . Busy, cosmopolitan. Bed and breakfast are also available. Sold in March to Rose Pubs, one of a group of related companies who also run e.g. Pub on the Park and Shacklewell Arms E8, Three Crowns N16, Beehive N17, Catford Bridge Tavern SE6, Duke of Edinburgh SW9. Two changing cask beers, e.g. East London Brewery. Sale of the pub meant the death of the dartboard. 10 handpumps, 9 unused in September 2019.Map.

E10: LEYTON ORIENT SUPPORTERS CLUB, Matchroom Stadium, Oliver Road,, E10 5NF. . Version: 2013/11Mighty Oak: Oscar Wild Mild. Free entry is permitted with CAMRA membership card or Good Beer Guide. It has shared the national CAMRA Club of the Year award. Open matchdays only with seven changing beers and up to three real ciders.

E10: LEYTON TECHNICAL, Leyton Town Hall, 256B High Rd, E10 5QN. Antic. Version: 2013/06. Changing cask beers from London micros served from the cask (G). A pop-up pub opened by Antic in July 2012 with a temporary licence covering the Olympics period in the old town hall. Basic decor and quirky furniture with temporarybar serving three interconnected rooms on the ground floor of the former office building. Sports related paintings adorn the walls and cabinets contain sports trophies. TV for sports. A petition has been launched to allow extensionof the licence. Has been closed for refurbishment since early November 2012. Re-opened Auust? 2013. Six varying cask ales from handpumps including Thornbridge Jaipur and guest beers from LocAle micros. Reopened on a permanent basis by Antic in early August. Open 4-11 Mon- Thu, 4-11.30 Fri, 12-11.30 Sat/Sun. Map.

E10: Lion & Key, 475 High Road, E10 5EL. Labatts. Version: 2017/12. No real ales! Was a Labatts 'Free House' then owned by Enterprise from 1996-2010. Renamed House/Hot House Bar. Renamed back to Lion & Key. Turned into a support and living centre and and now, 2017 a hotel with a keg bar. Map.

E10: Lord Clyde, 175 Capworth Street, E10 5AR. Ind Coope. Version: 2012/12. No Longer A Pub. Now Pubmaster. Still keg. Ex Ind Coope. Closed and boarded up 2012. Now flats. Map.

E10: Oliver Twist, 90 Church Road, E10 5JP. Whitbread. Version: 2011/06. No longer apub. Went real in 2005 but closed early 2006. Now planning application submitted to Waltham Forest Council for conversion to nine flats.Closed in 2006, finally converted to flats last year (2014).

E10: Peppers Ghost, 777 High Road, E10 5AB. Punch Tavers,ex Bass. Version: 2019/10. No real ale! Renamed Shoe Laces. Renamed PEPPERS GHOST in September. Five hand pumps - all unused in September 2019. Map. Original Name: Prince of Wales Previous Name(s): Shoe Laces.

E10: Signature Brewery Tap, Unit 25, Leyton Business Centre, Etloe Road, E10 7BT. Version: 2020/07. Closed. New (2006) small upstairs bar, open most Saturdays. Their regular and seasonal beers on cask and keg. Closed when the brewery moved to Walthamstow.Map.

E10: Three Blackbirds, 640 High Road, E10 6RN. Trumans. Version: 1985/10. No longer a pub. Once a very large comfortable two bar pub with snooker hall. Snacks am & pm/Darts/Poll/Juke Box/Live music at w/es/Large garden with bar hatch,childrens' swings etc. board. Lounge vastly extensive with two more pooltables. Another room with one small bar leading off this which includes live band/disco area with dance floor. Snooker Hall with one full size table upstairs. Appeals to the younger generation. Existed in 1896, rebuilt in 1878. Name of the pub indicated by 'three blackbirds' etched into original Victorian windows. (JH). Former G Met Trumans. Closed 2007 then converted to Taj Mahal restaurant and later "Nama" function venue. Application 014/0355 approved by Waltham Forest for Demolition of, existing building and construction of two x 4 storey buildings to provide 34 self-contained flats (8 x 1 bed,15 x 2 bed, 11 x 3 bed). Demolished by Feb 15.

E10: Wakefield Arms, 14 Park Road, E10 7BZ. G Met Trumans. Version: 2003/05. Pub Demolished.. Demolished 2003.


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E11: BELL, 468 High Road, E11 3HN. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2018/10. Pub with three distinct rooms, games (darts, pool and shove halfpenny,) small lounge and largish saloon. Snacks and cooked meals at lunchtime. Now Enterprise, ex-Bass via Unique. Transferred to Craft Union division.Map.

E11: BIRDS, 692 High Road, E11 3AA. Version: 2019/03. Former East London Pub owned renamed Sheepwalk. Reverted to CROWN after 14 years in November 2012. Renamed Tommy Flynns in 2014. Reopened, renamed Birds by Laines who own the Peoples Pub in Hackney. Now selling 3 real ales from handpump and a wide selection from the fonts. Please note the cask ale costs £2.65 a half, £4.90 a pint. Originally Bass Charrington ex Punch. Sold to Wellesley Capital Investment Ltd (associated with the Wellington Pub Co). Map. Original Name: Crown Previous Name(s): Sheepwalk, Tommy Flynns.

E11: BIRKBECK TAVERN, 45 Langthorne Road, E11 4HL. Free House. Version: 1992/02. Former Bass pub selling serveral ales. Map.

E11: Britannia, 493 High Road, E11 4PG. Whitbread. Version: 2010/12. No longer a pub. Renamed THIRST & LAST then back to Britannia. Whitbread Ale House. Closed 2006. Demolished in September 2010. Now a gym. Previous Name(s): Thirst & Last, Britannia.

E11: British Queen Tavern, 63 New Wanstead, E11 2SA. Enterprise. Version: 2016/06. Closed Former G Met Watneys. Converted to Queens British steakhouse & grill restaurant. Closed again June 2016 and accquired by developers. Map.

E11: Colegrave Arms, 145 Cann Hall Road, E11 3NJ. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2012/06. No Longer a Pub. The pub was established in 1869. Enterprise, now sold to an Islamic community and by October 2011 being converted to a mosque. This is a fully functional mosque. Planning permission has granted by WF Council on 12th of September 2012. Map.

E11: CUCKFIELD, 31 High Street Wanstead, E11 2AA. Bass. Version: 2007/12Black Sheep: Bitter, Fuller's: London Pride, Greene King: Old Speckled Hen, C Wells:Bombardier. Refurbished as a gastropub. Map.

E11: DUKE OF EDINBURGH-DUKE, 79 Nightingale Lane, E11 2EY. Ind Coope. Version: 2018/10. Tetley: Bitter, Adnams: Bitter. Two bars (one doubles as a function room). Real locals' pub, always popular. Plently of prints, plates etc with an aquarium in the bigger front bar. Changed hands in 2014 and name shortened to DUKE. Sharp’s Doom Bar and two guests, e.g. Truman’s. Garden. Map.

E11: GEORGE, High Street Wanstead, E11 2RL. Wetherspoons. Version: 1992/02. Became a Wetherspoon free house in April 92 dropping the 'Hotel' from its name. Three bars. Photo's of old Wanstead and famous Georges (ie Best, Bush and my favourite Gabby Hayes) around the walls. Map.

E11: Greens, 575 High Street, E11. Free House. Version: 2003/05. No longer a pub. Renamed Bugsys, Broadway then Old Shelaghs, Greens. Now a restaurant (Kingsway Old Timers). By May 2015 was a branch of the Pepi fast food chain. Original Name: Dirty Nellies Previous Name(s): Bugsys, Broadway, Old Shelag.

E11: Halfway House , 345 High Road, E11 4JT. Free House. Version: 2007/06. No Longer a pub. Former G Met Watneys. Renamed Croppy Acre. Pub closed 2005 and interior gutted. Waltham Forest Borough Council are currentlyexamining a Change of Use application for conversion from public house to residential useage. Now converted to cash & carry shop. Previous Name(s): Croppy Acre.

E11: HEATHCOTE & STAR, 344 Grove Green Road, E11 4EA. Stonegate. Version: 2017/12. Handpumps unused 2002. Large pub divided into three areas, public, saloon and games room (four pool tables). Various bric-a-brac, photos decorate. Outside extensively tiled with various sculptures on upper parts. Darts. Function room.Was M&B, ex-Bass (East London Pub Co). Closed and sold in September to an unknown buyer, future uncertain.Sold and closed in September, rumours of redevelopment prompted registration as an ACV. Reopened in March on a three-year lease. Adnams Ghost Ship, Fullers London Pride and Sharps Doom Bar.Closed again September 2015. Reopened as the sixth pub for Electric Star, renamed HEATHCOTE & STAR. Three changing cask beers.Map. Original Name: Heathcote Arms.

E11: Kirkdales Wine Bar, 25 Kirkdale Road, E11 1HP. Free House. Version: 2012/06. No Longer a Pub. Free, converted to an olive meze restaurant by August 2011. Map.

E11: Lincolns, 566 High Road, E11 3DH. Scottish & New. Version: 2013/01. Pub demolished. Former G Met Clifton Inns. Then S&N owned. Renamed Big Hand Mo's (Good Time Emporium). Originaly the Elms. Demolished after May 2012 and replaced by 17 flats. Map. Original Name: Elms Previous Name(s): Big Hand Mo's.

E11: Lord Rookwood, 314 Cann Hall Road, E11 3NW. Ex Ei, ex Enterprise Inns. Version: 2022/08. Ex Enterprise, ex-Labatts. Ex Bass. Closed and for sale. Bought by Antic as has the Earl of Essex in E12. It is believed that both purchases rely on planning permission on the garden and parking forecourt in the former and residential development on the upper floors in the latter. Bought by LORD ROOK WOOD LIMITED July 2018 for £1.5m ex Ei Group. Closed 2013. Planning app granted to convert upstairs to flats and on land adjacent to pub. Reopened and renamed ROOKWOOD VILLAGE. Based on the ground floor of the previous pub, the Lord Rookwood. It was reopened by Urban Village pubs in September 2020 following a complete, high quality, refurbishment. The pub is a mixture of booths and table with a patio to the rear. 4 cask ales are sold and the pub aims to have a locally brewed beer available. Initially Doom Bar with 3 guests including Brentwood and Sharp’s Atlantic. Named after a former MP for South West Essex, the pub opened in 1893. Map.

E11: Luppolo, 36-38 High Street Wanstead, E11 2RJ. Ind Coope. Version: 2019/03. Former wine bar called Woodbine which appeared in our 1986 edition of the East London & CIty Beer Guide. Renamed D Laffertys & Sons in 1998. Renamed Bar Room Bar and keg. Renamed LUPPOLO, a bar & pizzeria under the same management as the Lauriston E9. Real Ale discontinued. Map. Original Name: Woodbine Previous Name(s): D Laffertys & Sons, Clutterbucks, Bar Room Bar.

E11: MANOR HOUSE-Bull, 129 High Street, E11 2RL. Version: 2020/09. Opened in July 2014, a converted Allied-Irish Bank. Up to six cask beers, e.g. Sharps, Sonnet 43. Renamed BULL in 2020.

E11: NIGHTINGALE, 51 Nightingale Lane, E11 2EY. Unique Pub Co. Version: 2004/11Shepherd Neame: Spitfire, Wells & Young's: Wells Bombardier, Wadworths: 6X. Ex Courage. Now owned by Unique. A wide selection of ales:Spitfire, Bombardier, Guest Ale, Youngs, Courage Best, Pride etc. Very good pub food. Map.

E11: NORTH STAR, 24 Browning Road, E11 3AR. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2019/10. Wells & Young's: Wells Bombardier, Hop Back: GFB. Loads of railway photos adorn the pub, including a rare picture of the Great Eastern 'Decapod'. The pub is actually named after a ship called the North Star. Very much a locals pub.Sold by Ei Group to Tavern Propco earlier in 2019 Map.

E11: NORTHCOTE ARMS, 110 Grove Green Road, E11 4EL. Bass. Version: 2019/09. Sharp: Doom Bar. Renamed Northcote Arms. Reported as no longer owned by Ei Group (awaiting Land Registry confirmation). Sold by Ei to Tavern Propco earlier this year (2019).Map.

E11: O'Neill's, 762 High Street, E11 3AW. Bass. Version: 1997/06. No real ales! Irish theme pub open all hours: (B1/above pub 20). Formerly the Green Man and Cube. Omitted fron the last two East London guides as it was operating purely as a music venue. Went keg since this update. Map. Original Name: Green Man Previous Name(s): Cube.

E11: Plough & Harrow, 419 High Road, E11 4JU. Courage. Version: 1992/02. No real ales For a few years till 1985 was called the Laurel & Hardy. Original Name: Plough & Harrow Previous Name(s): Laurel & Hardy.

E11: RED LION, 640 High Road, E11 3AA. Antic. Version: 2011/06. Ex Allied Breweries. Formerly Luthers. Closed January 2010. Reverted to RED LION after being Zulu's for a while. Beer range still settling down but likely to include Adnams and Purity beers plus guest beers from local micros (e.g. Brodies, Meantime and Redemption). Ten handpumps available. Map. Original Name: RED LION Previous Name(s): Zulu's, Luthers.

E11: Shepherd's Inn, 483 High Road, E11 4PG. Punch Taverns. Version: 2018/03. No longer a pub. Originally Bass Charrington. Renamed Fase II. Renamed Erosion - a wine bar, restaurant and nite club. Renamed the LOADED DOG: Late licence music venue. Old interior torn out and is now one bar pub/bar affair. Reopened. Believed now independent. Renamed SHEPHERDS INN. Independent pub, now part of Lithuanian pub/restaurant chain berneliu užeiga (Lads Pub). Primarily operates as a restaurant. Still no real ale. Map. Original Name: Cowley Arms Previous Name(s): Fase II, Erosion, Loaded Dog.

E11: SIR ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOTEL, 145 Whipps Cross Road, E11 1NP. Free House. Version: 2019/09 No pump clips on the 2 handpumps. One is Adnams but not sure whicth. One of the few pubs in the East London area with accommodation. Overlooking Epping Forest. Real log fires. Various alcoves leading off from the bar. Photos of 'The Master' (who was born in Leytonstone) and stars of his films on the walls. Map.

E11: Thatched House, 245 High Road, E11 4HH. Free House. Version: 2012/06. No longer a pub. Former Bass pub; Converted to Spanish restaurant and tapas bar named Corazon Latino and keg. Closed and gutted then reopened as a pub renamed All Seasons. Now converted to betting shop. Previous Name(s): All Seasons.

E11: Toby Carvery-Eagle, 76 Holly Bush Hill, E11 1PE. Bass (M&B). Version: 2019/03. No real ale!Mr Toby's Carvery. Large pub popular with visitor (of all types) from the nearby Crown Courts. Renamed EAGLE. Now M&B, ex-Bass and still a Toby Carvery. Five handpumps serving Doom Bar Christmas 2016. No real ale March 2019. Map. Original Name: Eagle Hotel .

E11: WALNUT TREE, 857-861 High Road, E11 1HH. Wetherspoons. Version: 2018/04. Opened April 97 in former gym. Has a current planning application for conversion of uppers to 51 room hotel. LB Waltham Forest Application ID 174046.Map.

E11: WANSTEAD GOLF CLUB, Overton Drive, E11 2LW. Version 2018/03. Has 3 hand pumps and sells Shepherd Neame Spitfire, Whistable Bay Pale Ale + a Guest (currently Orkney Brewery Corncrake.

E11: WOODHOUSE TAVERN-LEYTONSTONE TAVERN, 119 Harrow Road, E11 3PX. Version: 2019/04. Ex Bass. March 2017 - The pub is still closed and the building undergoing refurbishment/alterations. Large two bar pub with club room. Reopened on the 6th December 2018 as the Leytonstone Tavern. Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/leytonstonetavern/. Large two bar pub which has been recently refurbished. The main bar is modern with wooden floorboards,tables and booths. The second bar is wood paneling and traditional tables. The hand pumps are in the second bar. Ex Savill's pub. Serves two changing real ales. Opeartor now:- Taverns East Ltd, was Coex Properties LLP.Map.


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E12: Avenue Hotel, 90 Church Road, E12 6AF. Bass. Version: 1992/05. No longer a pub. Not a pub since 1992, having been incorporated into the next-door temple.

E12: BLAKESLEY ARMS, 53 Station Road, E12 5BP. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2009/12Greene King,: IPA. Friendly two-bar pub next to Manor Park BR Station. Darts in public bar, shove halfpenny in the saloon. Snacks lunchtime. Now Enterprise, ex-Bass. Map.

E12: Burnell Arms, 241 High Street North, E12 6SL. Bass Charrington. Version: 2017/07. Demolished Demolished. Closed. May be turned into flats 2003. Still closed and boarded up 2005. Demolished 2009. Now (2013) plans to build Hindu temple on site. Some kind of temple is being built on the site of what was on the site. July 2015. .

E12: Earl of Essex, 616 Romford Road, E12 5AF. Antic. Version: 2019/01. Closed. Ex Courage. Closed and boarded up. Bought by Antic as has the Earl of Essex in E12. It is believed that both purchases rely on planning permission on the garden and parking forecourt in the former and residential development on the upper floors in the latter. Still closed May 2017. Splendid-looking pub, both out and in. Ex-Courage, Inntrepreneur, Unique, now owned by Enterprise Inns but sadly closed and on the market since 2012. Grand three-storey building, Grade 2 Listed, with stone trims, a corner turret, fancy wrought iron where the sign used to be, granite ground floor. loor. Very spacious inside, the corner bar connects through to what used to be a separate room round the corner. Fantastic interior, but a bit in need of TLC. Period features include the high plaster-moulded ceiling, skylight, three black columns with gilt capitals, some etched glass, glazed cupboard on the bar, old carved wood bar-back with mock-Jacobean styling, original fireplaces. Dec 2018: Planning app approved keeping pub/restaurant on ground floor with 9 flats aboveMap.

E12: GOLDEN FLEECE, 166 Capel Road, E12 5DB. Spirit Group. Version: 2015/06. Wells & Young's: Youngs Bitter. Former G Met Watneys. changed hands to Spirit Group and serving selection of beers. Beer garden. Very busy in the summer when it is popular with famlies.The interior is wood panelled and beamed and has a comfortable atmosphere. Handy for the cementries.Refurbished. Now has Fullers London Pride, Greene King IPA and four guests, e.g. Crouch Vale. Map.

E12: Ruskin Arms, 386 High Street North, E12 6PH. Bass. Version: 2019/03. Reopened after substantial building works at rear and interior now completely modernised. Meals served including pizzas. Sports TV, pool table, pavement seating. Closed Oct 2018. Already reported closed, license surrendered following incident. Map.

E12: Star, 30 Snowshill Road, E12 6BB. Belhaven. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Ex Brent Walker, Belhaven and Watney. Converted to residential use 2002. Once described as a Friendly locals pub which has changed hands several times in recent years. Now owned by Belhaven whose London pubs are currently supplied by Courage. Darts and pool. Garden. .

E12: Three Rabbits , 833 Romford Road, E12 6EA. Bass. Version: 2006/06. No longer a pub. Was a Labatts 'Free House': Part renamed Pharoahs Bar after being LJ's part called Backstage a food and cabreret bar. Seems to have been acquired by Toynbee Housing .Now a chemists. Previous Name(s): Pharoahs Bar/Backstage.

E12: Victoria Cross, Jack Cornwell Street, E12 5NN. Ind Coope. Version: 2016/03. Closed. Reopened but it was before opening time so couldnt check if there was any real ale. According to internet search it reopened October 2011. Closed June 2014 following surrender of licence. Planning application for demolition to make way for a residential scheme including a new pub. Map.

E12: William the Conqueror, 628/630 Romford Road, E12 5EQ. Enterprise. Version: 2015/09. No real ales! Enterprise, ex-Watney via Unique, closed and boarded up in September 2009.Closed in 2009, reopened 2010 (not reported), but closed again August 2014, licence revoked. Reopened in May.2015 No cask beer. Map.


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E13: Abbey Arms, 384 Barking Road, E13 8HL. Punch Taverns,ex Ind Coope. Version: 2003/11. No real ales Punch Taverns,ex Ind Coope. Map. Previous Name(s): DT's-Pinkies.

E13: Army & Navy, 12 New Barn Street, E13 8JA. Ind Coope. Version: 2019/04. A-B InBev ex Ind Coope. Closed. Unlikely to reopen. Map.

E13: BLACK LION, 59 Plaistow High Street, E13 0AD. Courage. Version: 2009/12. Wells & Young's: Courage Best Bitter,. Large pub with two contrasting bars. Restaurant. Bar billiards. Garden. .+four guest beers (e,g, Adnams Bitter and Mighty Oak beers). Map.

E13: Castle, 546 Barking Road, E13 9JU. Bass. Version: 2013/06. No longer a pub. Once a Two comfortable spacious bars. Darts and pool. Lunchtime food. Closed by March 2011. Now a betting shop following license review. Map.

E13: Coach & Horses, 100 High Street, E13 0AJ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2018/10. Pub closed. Enterprise, ex-Watney via Unique, closed in October 2009. There is extensive damage to the 1930s interior. Urgent repairs have been carried out following the threat of a Section 54 notice. Pre-application discussions have taken place and an application for reuse and restoration is expected. Having closed ten years ago, sold soon afterwards. Permission finally granted in May for residential conversion with office use in the ground floor. Map.

E13: Duke of Cumberland, 101 Cumberland Road, E13 8LS. Free House. Version: 2015/06. Pub demolished. Forrner Bass pub then a free house then Ridleys owned. Closed in 2012, demolished by Dec 2013. Map.

E13: Duke of Edinburgh, 299 Green Street, E13 9AR. Bass. Version: 2017/12. No longer a pub. Two storey extension to the rear of vacant A1/A2/A3 unit and development split into 4 two floor shops application submitted Oct 2014. In 2017 a clothes shop with residential upstairs. Map.

E13: Duke of Edinburgh, 9 Jutland Road, E13 8JH. Bass. Version: 2015/06. No longer a pub. Handpumps removed 2002. Ex-Bass, closed and boarded up in January 2010. Closed May 2014, planning applications submitted for conversion to 4 shops with rear extension. Being used as a Muslim Community Centre with flats above Map.

E13: Earl Derby, 119 London Road, E13 0DA. Ind Coope. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. (ex-Allied). Closed and boarded up in 2012. Converted to flats by April 2014. Map.

E13: Earl of Beaconsfield, 211 Grange Road, E13 0HF. Bass. Version: 2009/11. No real ales Closed and boarded up 2002. Demolished (by 2009) and replaced by flats and ground floor hairdressers.

E13: Foresters Arms, 9 Whitwell Road, E13 8BP. Ind Coope. Version: 1992/02. No longer a pub. (ex-Punch via Ind Coope). Closed in 2013 and now converted to religious use. Map.

E13: Golden Lion, 343 Barking Road, E13 8EE. G Met Watneys. Version: 1992/02. No longer a pub. Renamed Bubbles prior to 2008. Converted to Betfred 201. Map.

E13: Green Gate-Greengate, 523 Barking Road, E13 9EZ. Bass. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. (ex-Punch). Closed in 2012 and now converted to a Tesco Express convenience store. Map. Previous Name(s): Greengate.

E13: Greyhopund & Hare, 174 Balaam Street, E13 8RD. Unique Pub Co. Version: 2009/12. No longer a pub. Mock Tudor beams on the inside walls and horse brasses. Darts and pool. Garden. .Unique, ex-Watney, closed since 2004, future uncertain. Now Kate's Cafe. Map. Original Name: Greyhound Previous Name(s): Sportsman.

E13: Lamb, 85 Pelly Road, E13 0NL. Ind Coope. Version: 1992/02. No real ales Map.

E13: Libra Arms, 53 Stratford Road, E13 0JN. Bass. Version: 2010/12. No longer a pub. Ex-Bass, closed in June 2006 and now converted to Costcutter store by August 2009 whilst retaining original signage at first floor on corner. Map.

E13: Lord Raglan, 9 High Street, E13 0AD. Courage. Version: 1999/11. Pub Demolished.. Closed Dec 97. Demolished Dec 99. Replaced by flats. .

E13: Lord Stanley, 15 St Mary's Road, E13 9AE. Free house. Version: 2019/08. No real ales Former Watney pub then Shepherd Neame now a free house. Freehold for sale via City & Counties Commercial July 2019. Map.

E13: Memory Lane, 244 Barking Road, E13 8HR. Free House. Version: 1996/09. No longer a pub. Converted to flats July 1998. Former Bass pub 1992. Original Name: Trossachs Previous Name(s): Raffles.

E13: Prince Albert, 135 High Street, E13 9HH. G Met Watneys. Version: 2015/06. No longer a pub. No real ales 2005. Closed in 2010, previously unreported, converted within two years into three shop units. Map.

E13: Prince of Wales, 35 Princes Terrace, E13 9AJ. Trumans. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished.. Demolished 2005. .

E13: Queens, 410 Green Street, E13 9JT. Ind Coope. Version: 2006/06. No real ales To let sign Fleurets 2005. Map.

E13: Red House, 299 Barking Road, E13 8EQ. G Met Trumans. Version: 2019/10. Closed. Future uncertain in 2019. Map. Original Name: Northumberland Arms .

E13: Sultan, 110-112 Grange Road, E13 0EP. Free House. Version: 2008/12. Pub Demolished Demolished and replaced by flats. Map. Previous Name(s): Grange.

E13: Swan, 1 Balaam Street, E13 8EB. Ind Coope. Version: 2021/01. Closed. Closed and Boarded up. Licence surrendered by Admiral in February 2020, pub boarded up by December.Map.

E13: Upton Manor Tavern, 48 Plashet Road, E13 0PU. Bass. Version: 2016/10. Demolished. Demolished and replaced by flats by Feb 2014. Map.

E13: Victoria Tavern, 28 High Street, E13 0AJ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2020/01. Closed. Lease expired in May 2020, awaiting demolition and replacement by flats under 2016 planning application. Map.

E13: Village at Plaistow, 140 Balaam Street, E13 8RD. Free House. Version: 2002/11. No longer a pub. Formerly the Phantom and Firkin and the Red Lion and owned by Wessex Inns. Closed Nov 96. Now (2002) demolished. Replaced by flats. Original Name: Red Lion Previous Name(s): Phantom & Firkin.

E13: Wine Bar, 749 Barking Road, E13 8HL. Bass. Version: 2001/11. No longer a pub. Renamed Wine Bar. Was Pinkies. Now Friends Cofffee House from before Nov 2010. Original Name: Manhattans Previous Name(s): Pinkies.


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E14: 5B URBAN BAR, 27 Three Colt Street, E14 8HH. Free. Version: 2019/03. No real ales! Renamed 5B URBAN BAR. Near the site of the Taylor Walker Brewery. Bar Billiards, musak, Snacks lunchtimes. Opposite St Annes church, built by Nicholas Hawksmore in 1727, burnt down in 1850. Small one bar pub packed ed with nautical paraphenalia, tea chests, model ships etc. Now Independent, ex-Punch originally Allied Breweries. Found CLOSED on Friday 26 Oct 2018. Reopened as a Live Music venue.Map. Original Name: FIVE BELLS & BLADEBONE .

E14: Aberfeldy Tavern, 26 Aberfeldy Street, E14 0NU. Whitbread. Version: 2019/03. Pub Demolished Once described as a "Recently refurbished pub with two bars. Pleasant and relaxing. Frequented by staff from the nearby Financial Times during the day and by locals in the evening and weekends. Canning Town BR Station is 15 minutes walk away. Darts. Cooked food lunchtime. Outside drinking area." Planning permission granted April 2012 to demolish and build 9 flats with new pub on ground floor. Closed c.2013 and demolished the following year - the promised replacement pub never materialised. Map.

E14: African Queen (Bogart's), 46 Grundy Street, E14 6DR. Free House. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Former Ind Coope Taylor Walker pub. Now (2002) a free house renamed African Queen (Bogarts). Closed and boarded up and to be converted to residential use (2002). Map.

E14: All Bar One, 42 McKenzie Walk - South Colonade, E14 5EH. Bass. Version: 2014/12. No real ales! Opened 1996.Cask beer discontinued, one of the last of the chain to do so. .

E14: Anchor & Hope, 41 West Ferry Road, E14 8JH. Courage. Version: 2018/08. No longer a pub. Closed 2005. Reopened by August 2007. Closed again and lease for sale. Boarded Up. Permission to convert to retail use has been granted to MacNeil Ltd in March 2011. Having closed in 2008, sold in 2010 to MacNeil Ltd. After building work upstairs, the ground floor finally became a fitness centre this year. Map.

E14: Ashtons, 187 Marsh Wall-South Quay Plaza, E14 9SH. Free House. Version: 2012/12Youngs Special. No longer apub. A champaign and wine bar selling fizz beer as well. Scheduled for Demolition. Facilities for the disabled. Two mins walk from DLR S Quay Station. Open Mon - Fri 11-9.30 only. Map. Original Name: Berjingos Previous Name(s): Waterfront.

E14: Beehive, 12 Robin Hood Lane, E14 9PR. Courage. Version: 1992/03. Pub Demolished. Now demolished.

E14: Blacksmiths Arms, 25 West Ferry Road, E14 8JH. G Met Trumans. Version: 2012/12. No longer a pub. Unspoiled small one bar locals pub converted into a Aniseed Indian Restaurant. Previous Name(s): Rogue Trader.


E14: BOISDALE OF CANARY WHARF, Cabot Place, E14 4QT. Version: 2020/03. Opened in 2011. Two-floor venue overlooking Cabot Square comprising a restaurant, four private dining rooms, Oyster Bar & Grill with a terrace, whisky bar, Cuban Cigar Library & shop and live music venue. Shepherd Neame Whitstable Bay Pale Ale and Spitfire usually available. Map.

E14: Bootys Riverside Bar, 92a Narrow Street, E14 8BP. Free House. Version: 2007/12. No longer a pub. Permission granted to use as offices Dec 2014. Was a Free House/bar serving real ale at the rear of the restaurant area. Map.

E14: British Oak, 28 Robin Hood Lane, E14 9PR. Free House. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Demolished c2003. .

E14: Brunswick Arms, 78 Blackwall Way, E14 9QG. G Met Watneys. Version: 2008/07. Pub Demolished Closed and boarded up in 2007. Demolished by 2008. Map.

E14: Buccaneer, 73 West India Dock Road, E14. . Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Former Ind Coope pub that became a free house before closure. Demolished in 1987 or 1988 in a road-widening schem. Original Name: Blue Posts .

E14: Builders Arms, 162 Brownfield Street, E14 6NF. Courage. Version: 2007/06. Pub Demolished. Reported on the Dead Pubs WWW site as being closed and boarded in Nov 04. Now demolished c. November 2006. Map.

E14: Burger & Lobster, Unit C, Port East Building ,, E14 4AY. Goodman Restaurants. Version: 2016/08. No real ales! New free house opened in 1999. Was run by Tattersall Castle group (not Free). Closed in September when TCG went into administration and not included in sale to Stonegate, future uncertain.Closed in 2015, reopened in June by Goodman Restaurants as a BURGER & LOBSTER. The first floor is now a bar. No cask beer. Ten keg and sixteen bottled beers including from London micros. Map. Original Name: VIA FOSSA Previous Name(s): Via.

E14: Callaghanns, 55 Chrisp Street, E14 6LP. Free House. Version: 2006/06. No real ales Now Free, ex-Watney. Map. Original Name: Festive Briton .

E14: Cartys, 72 Poplar High Street, E14 0DL. Free House. Version: 2003/05. Pub Demolished. Demolished for flats 2003. Formerly the Green Man. .

E14: Charlie Browns, 116 West India Dock Road, E14 8JD. Bass. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Demolished before 1991. Original Name: Railway Tavern .

E14: Chimes, 212 Hind Grove, E14 6HP. Ascot Estates. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. Enterprise, ex-Watney via Ascot, closed c.2008 and converted to convenience store with cafe at rear by 2009. Map.

E14: City Pride, 1 West Ferry Road, E14 8JH. G Met Watneys. Version: 2013/01. Pub demolished. Formerly the City Arms. closed following sale to developers and demolished October 2012.- Map.

E14: Conant Arms, 41 Stainsby Road, E14 6JP. G Met Trumans. Version: 1992/02. Pub Demolished Closed in 2007. Demolished. Map.

E14: CRAFT BEER CO, 576 Commercial Road, E14 7JD. ex Craft Beer Co now Star, Heiniken. Version: 2019/03. One bar pub next to Limehouse BR and DLR Station (formerly Stepney East, a name that obviously did not gell with the new yuppie locals). Changed hands and renamed CRAFT BEER CO in December 2016. Six changing cask beers and twenty changing keg beers (you can be certain of a decent range spanning the spectrum from uber pales to dark stouts and a lot in between) and a very impressive range of bottled beers. Ex Punch Taverns and before that Bass Charrington. Map. Original Name: RAILWAY TAVERN .

E14: CROWN, 667 Commercial Road, E14 7HA. Free House. Version: 1992/02. Basic pub two minutes walk from Limehouse (formerly Stepney East) BR and Docklands Light Railway Stations. Darts and pool. Map.

E14: Cubitt Arms, 262 Manchester Road, E14 3HW. G Met Trumans. Version: 2011/06. No longer a pub. ex-Truman via Unique, closed by January 2010. Planning application recently submitted to Tower Hamlets Council for conversion to flats and artist studio. Converted into residential use. Map.

E14: Davy's, 31/35 Fishermans Walk, E14 4DH. Davys Free House. Version: 2020/07. Closed Typical Wine Bar / Pub located near Canary Wharf DLR. Closed after nearly 25 years following end of lease. Lease on the market.

E14: Dockmasters House, West India Dock Gate, E14. Free House. Version: 2016/08. No longer a pub. Closed, being converted to office use.

E14: Dorset Arms, 379 Manchester Road, E14 9HN. G Met Watneys. Version: 1997/06. Closed Closed in 1997 and since demolished. .

E14: Drummonds At The Quay, 3 Heron Quay-Marsh Wall, E14 4JB. Bass. Version: 2008/07. No longer a pub. Renamed HERON. Closed. Now converted to offices (by August 2007). Map. Previous Name(s): Heron.

E14: Earl Of Ellesmere, 36 Ellesmere Street, E14 5QX. Ind Coope. Version: 2005/12. Became a restaurant called Canopy. Now Gracewoods Estates & Lets Maple Leaf Inns owned. Demolished c2003. Replaced by flats. .

E14: Enterprise, 145 Three Colt Street, E14 8AP. G Met Watneys. Version: 2002/11. Pub Demolished. Replaced by flats 2002. Became a restaurant called Canopy. Now Gracewoods Estates & Lets. Once a lively and friendly locals' pub with darts and pool. Sandwiches were a specialityand they had a garden. Map.

E14: Falcon, 202 East India Dock Road, E14 7SQ. G Met Trumans. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. 1 .

E14: FERRY HOUSE, 26 Ferry Street, E14 9DT. Enterprise. Version: 2016/0. Pleasant small one bar pub that is two minutes walk from DLR Island Gardens Station. Darts. Lunchtime food. Now Enterprise, ex-Courage via Unique. Taken over in spring by a new operator, new paint job but not much changed. 4 handpumps, 2 with clips. One was Courage, A Grade II Listed Building. Map.

E14: Festival Inn, 71 Grundy Street, E14 6AD. G Met Trumans. Version: 2005/12. No real ales! Two-bar pub in Chrisp Street Market and near DLR All Saints station. Darts and lunchtime snacks. Map.

E14: FINE LINE-LIMEHOUSE, 10 Cabot Square - Fishermans Walk, E14 4DH. Fuller's. Version: 2019/03. Fuller's: London Pride. New Fuller's pub open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. Renamed Limehouse c Mar 2019.Map.

E14: Foresters Arms, 253 St Leonards Road, E14 6PH. Bass. Version: 1992/02. No longer a pub. ex-Bass, sold and closed 2004 and subsequently converted and extended to create 6 flats c.2005. Map.

E14: Freemasons Arms, 96/8 Salmon Lane, E14 7PQ. Ind Coope. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2005.

E14: Galloway Arms, 43 Thomas Road, E14 7BE. Ind Coope. Version: 2000/05. No longer a pub. Closed (June 97). Converted to a café.

E14: Gambols, 99 Upper North Street, E14 6DT. Belhaven. Version: 1999/02. No longer a pub. On fire 13/4/91. Converted to flats 1999. Original Name: Sabbarton Arms .

E14: GEORGE, 114 Glengall Grove, E14 9ND. Hippo Inns. Version: 2016/08Sharps: Doom Bar, Fuller: London Pride, Taylors: Landlord, Wells:Youngs Bitter: , . Relaxing three bar pub with extension built on with a greenhouse effect restaurant. Now run by Hippo Inns as part of their managed expert partnership with Enterprise. .

E14: George IV, 7 Ida Street, E14 6LT. G Met Watneys. Version: 2006/06. No real ales Now subtitled 'Regency Hotel', offering B&B. Map.

E14: GRAPES, 76 Narrow Street, E14 8BP. Spirit Group. Version: 2006/06. Tetley: Bitter. Very nice riverside pub with views of the Thames. Grade II Listed Building with frosted glass windows that you can imagine go back in time, hence a reminder painted sign dated 1949 in the bar is on show. Two downstairs rooms and one upstairs, both rear rooms have an outside terrace overlooking the river. There has been a pub here for nearly 500 years. It makes a (barely disguised) appearance in “Our Mutual Friend” - Charles Dickens (whose portrait is on the wall) knew the area well. Restaurant. Now Greene King (Spirit), ex-Taylor Walker. Map.

E14: Great Eastern-Watermans Arms, 1 Glenaffric Avenue, E14 9BW. Punch. Version: 2020/07. A Grade II Listed Building decorated in nautical style. Five minutes walk from Island Gardens DLR Station. Darts and pool. Now Punch, ex-Taylor Walker and leased to PubLove. Refurbished during first 3 months of 2020 and was due to reopen in April 2020 as pub and boutique hotel. Map. Original Name: WATERMANS ARMS.

E14: Greenwich Pensioner, 2 Bazeley Street, E14 0ES. Ind Coope. Version: 2019/03. Reported closed in September 2016, future uncertain. Reopened c Mar 2019 after refurbishment. Map.

E14: Guidlford Arms, 93 Goldalming Road, E14 6BJ. Bass. Version: 2005/05. Pub Demolished. Was a Labatts 'Free House'. Demolished 2005 see http://www.dead-pubs-society.org.uk/index.php/The_Guildford_Arms. .

E14: GUN, 27 Coldharbour, E14 9NS. Fullers. Version: 2016/10Fullers: London Pride, Fullers: Seafarers. Ex Ind Coope. Closed and boarded after a fire. Reopened as a gastropub. ETM Group, ex Punch since 2010. Bought by Fuller. Now has Fullers London Pride, Seafarers and one other. Map.

E14: HENRY ADDINGTON, 22/28 Mackenzie Walk, E14 4PH. Now M&B (Nicholson). Version: 2013/01Fuller's: London Pride, St Austell: Tribute, Sharp: Doom Bar, :: , . New (1992) pub south of Canary Wharf Tower near Cubitt Steps. Open weekends Guest beers mainly from micros from seasonal list. Now M&B (Nicholson), ex-Bass. Map.

E14: Henry's Cafe Bar, Unit C, West India Quay, E14 4AX. TCG. Version: 2016/08. Closed. Local rag reports it reopened 12 October 2011 as Henrys Cafe Bar selling cask ales. Now TCG, ex-Spirit in 2005 and S&N in 2003..Closed after the operator went into administration in September, future uncertain. We wonder if this will be the site of the new Drake Morgan pub promised for spring 2017? Map. Previous Name(s): Bar 38.

E14: JACK BEARDS AT THE HOPE & ANCHOR, 14 Newby Place, E14 0EY. G Met Watneys. Version: 2014/12. Closed. Renamed back to the Hope & Anchor, it was never named Anchor & Raj but was named Hope & Raj. Renamed JACK BEARDS AT THE HOPE & ANCHOR. Closed and on the market 2014. Map. Original Name: HOPE & ANCHOR Previous Name(s): Jack Beards At The Hope & Anchor.

E14: Kingsbridge Arms, 154/6 West Ferry Road, E14 8RY. Free House. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Former Whitbread pub.Now a free house. Boarded up and will become a 5 story apartment block with 14 new homes according to the East London Advertiser 2003. Demolished 2004. .

E14: LEDGER BUILDING, 4 Hertsmere Road, West India Quay, E14 4AL. Wetherspoons. Version: 2006/12. New Wetherspoon in former docks administration building dating from 1800 and converted late June 2000.Now branded as a 'Lloyds No 1 bar' by Wetherspoon, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire; Courage: Best Bitter; Fuller: London Pride; Greene King: IPA; Marston: Pedig TV screens installed but thankfully no 'music' on visit. Map.

E14: Londoner-Lipstick, 2 East India Dock Road, E14 Truman. Version 1986/00. No longer a pub. This pub was mentioned in passing on page 170 of the 1986 guide as no longer serving the community as a pub. This was the description given in the 1983 guide: Rather pricey disco type pub with dancing floor, on corner of East & West India Dock Roads. Restaurant /Snacks/Strippers Sun Lunchtimes. It sold YOUNGERS IPA. Original Name: Eastern Hotel. E14: LORD NELSON, 1 Manchester Road, E14 9BD. Punch Taverns. Version: 2019/10. Reopened under new management July 2019 now selling real ale.

E14: Lord Stanley, 55 Carmen Street, E14 6NW. Ascot Estates. Version: 2019/03. Closed. Ascot Estates owned, ex Watney. Re-opened keg then closed again. Closed and gutted. Closed c2012, planning permission granted to demolish and build flats. Closed. Planning app from 2013 timed out. A 2017 plan to replace with new pub and flats was rejected.

E14: Lovat Arms, 301 Burdett Road, E14 7EL. G Met Trumans. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Planning permission applied for conversion into 14 x 2 bed flats.Demolished c2004.

E14: Manor Arms, 150 East India Dock Road, E14 0BP. Ascot Estates. Version: 1994/09. No real ales Map.

E14: Marshall Keate, 29 Preston's Road, E14. Watneys. Version: 1992/00. Pub demolished. Site now the Car Park of the Ibis Hotel.

E14: Melaka, 27 Ropemaker's Fields, E14 8BX. G Met Watneys. Version: 2008/12. No longer a pub. Formerly the Black Horse. Renamed House.Renamed X UNDERS, a bar/restaurant, ex-Inntrepreneur, ex-Watney, closed, future uncertain. Renamed MELAKA, still closed and boarded up. Converted to residential before Nov 2013. Map. Original Name: Black Horse Previous Name(s): House They Left Behind, House, X Unders.

E14: Mourinhos, 299 Manchester Road, E14 3HN. Enterprise. Version: 2017/12. Closed. Tem minutes walk from DLR Island Gardens Station. Garden. Enterprise, ex-Courage via Unique. Originally Whitbread. Renamed MOURINHOS in April 2013. Still no real ale; now a pub and Maltese restaurant. Freehold sold late 2015. Closed, future uncertain. Appeal dismissed 2nd Nov 2017. The decision itself is well worth reading in its entirety. Reasons for dismissal include failure to demonstrate adequate marketing (contrary to local plan policy DM8), its value as a community facility - altho not listed as an ACV- and harm from the loss of a non-designated heritage asset. Additional reasons included the design of the replacement building. You can access the full decision either with the planning application at LBTH or the Inspectorate appeals website. The reference is Appeal Ref: APP/E5900/W/17/3178294.Map. Original Name: Pier Tavern .

E14: Narrow, 44 Narrow Street-Limehouse Basin, E14 8BP. Ind Coope. Version: 2007/06Fuller's,: London Pride, Calendonian: Deuchars IPA. Opened in 1989. Spirit Group ex Punch. Converted from a gate keepers house, the pub is situated on the entrance of gates to Limehouse Basin. The Basin itself was constructed by the Regent Canal Company in 1812, hence as abarge basin and in 1819 the company took powers to enlarge the dock to admit sea-going ships. It is not part of PLA but owned by the Britsh Waterways Bd who ceased to operate it in 1969. Restaurant and garden. Spirit pub acquired by Gordon Ramsay, celebrity chef, the first in a planned chain of gastropubs. No obvious changes yet. Still has Fuller's London Pride. Renamed NARROW (THE) by new owner Gordon Ramsay, Map. Original Name: Barley Mow Previous Name(s): Narrow Street (Pub & Dining Room)..

E14: North Pole, 74 Manilla Street, E14 8LG. G Met Watneys. Version: 2014/12. Closed. Backstreet local with East London Fives dartboard. Friendly landlord. Relaxed atmosphere. Lunchtime snacks.Report of demolition was thankfully premature. This recent GBG pub has been sold by Enterprise and closed. The new owner intends to demolish and build residential. A campaign is forming.A planning application (ref PA/14/01703) has been submitted for demolition & creation of 8 storey mixed use, residential on upper 7 floors. Map.

E14: OLD SHIP, 17 Barnes Street, E14 7NW. Magic Pub Co.. Version: 2013/01Greene King: IPA. Now Magic owned . Not Greene King owned. Very relaxing small bar pub with prints on the walls taken from old sea battles. A stones throw from DLR and BR Limehouse station. Darts and pool. Map.

E14: PARLOUR, Park Pavilion, 40 Canada Sqare, E14 5AB. Drake & Morgan. Version: 2011/06Fuller: London Pride. Large bar and restaurant opened October 2009. Mixture of seating and lighting, grey decor, separate restaurant area with open-to-view kitchen. Outdoor eating/drinking area. Map.

E14: PEPPER SAINT ONTIOD, 21 Pepper Street , Crossharbour, E14. Gregarious. Version: 2014/06. Once accquired by Puzzle Pub Co from the Old Monk Pub Co. Now ex-Puzzle, and acquired by Antic Ltd, the same operators as run the eclectic Balham Bowls Club SW12 and Tooting Tram & Social, SW17. Lease now bought by Gregarious from Antic Ltd (in administration). Lease back with Antic, ex-Gregarious, by October 2013. Map. Original Name: HARRY'S BAR Previous Name(s): Puzzle E14.

E14: Phoenix, 104 East India Dock Road, E14 0BP. Ind Coope. Version: 2013/01. Pub demolished. Closed and for let as "commercial opportunity according to the agency sign. Closed c.2010, with permission for residential conversion granted in 2012, now demolished. Map.

E14: Plums Two, 477 East India Dock Road, E14. Free House. Version: 1992/00. Pub demolished This used to be a home brew pub and then a dancing showbar selling real ale brewed by a new brewery, UXB, but it shut in mid 1983, and the future type of pub is uncertain. Demolished circa 2012 after closing in 1990. Became a hotel before ending life as a hostel. Demolished late 2011 to make way for Aberfeldy Village development. Called Snap for a time? Original Name: Iron Bridge Tavern .

E14: Prince Alfred, 86 Locksley Street, E14 7EJ. G Met Trumans. Version: 2020/09. No longer a pub. Closed and undergoing building works. Former Truman pub the upstairs of which is being converted into residential. A planning application to convert the bar was refused in June 2012. Planning permission granted in June 2019 to convert ground floor to flats. Fully converted to residential by 2020. Map.

E14: Prince Regent, 81 Salmon Lane, E14 7PR. Ind Coope. Version: 1992/02. No real ales Map.

E14: Princess Of Wales, 130 Brownfield Street, E14 6NF. Belhaven. Version: 2002/05. Pub Demolished. Demolished and replaced by flats 2002. .

E14: Queen Of The Isle, 571 Manchester Road, E14 9NX. Free House. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Former Ind Coope Taylor Walker pub. Was owned by Maple Leaf Inns? Renamed Queen of the Isle and a free house. Will be 14 new homes according to the East London Advertiser 2003.Demolished c2004. Map.

E14: Queens Head, 491 The Highway, E14. G Met Watneys. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Vibrant local, recently refurbished with the welcome addition of real ale. Live music. Demolished between 1986 and 199. .

E14: QUEENS HEAD, 8 Flamborough Street, E14 7LS. Young & Co. Version: 2020/11. Wells & Young's: Youngs Bitter, Wells & Young's: Young's Special, Wells & Young's: Winter Warmer. A Grade II Listed Building situated in a conservation area. London Fives dartboard. Lunchtime food. Two dartboards. Freehold for sale via Tarn & Tarn Oct 2020. Map.

E14: Resolute Tavern, 210 Poplar High Street, E14 0BB. Ind Coope. Version: 2013/06. No longer a pub. Punch, ex-Taylor Walker, closed by February 2011. Tower Hamlets Council has approved its demolition and replacement by flats. Demolished and replaced by flats by June 2012. Map.

E14: Richard Cobden, 34 Repton Street, E14 7PX. G Met Watneys. Version: 2008/11. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2000. .

E14: Robert Burns, 248 West Ferry Road, E14 8RS. G Met Trumans. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. A community centre c2004. Now a Mosque. .

E14: Rose & Crown, 17 Pennyfields, E14 8HP. G Met Watneys. Version: 2000/05. No longer a pub. Converted to residential use 2000. Originally converted to residential but later ground floor converted to restaurant .

E14: Royal Charlie, 116 Chrisp Street, E14 6NL. G Met Watneys. Version: 2017/05. No real ales Report May 2017: Looking a bit closed on passing yesterday though it was 11.30 am. The fascia name had been removed and I've just come across this planning application to demolish the pub and replace it with a 16-storey residential block. See: https://democracy.towerhamlets.gov.uk/documents/s89484/116-118%20Chrisp%20St.pdf Map.

E14: Royal Navy, 53 Salmon Lane, E14 7NA. Belhaven. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Closed 1999. Converted to flats c2003. Originally Watneys, ex Belhaven. .

E14: Ship, 290 West Ferry Road, E14 9AG. Enterprise. Version: 2010/12Fuller's: London Pride. Basic one bar pub with fives dartboard. Lunchtime meals. Open Monday - Saturday 11-2.30 and 6-11.Now Enterprise, ex-Watney via Unique. Map.

E14: Sir Charles Napier, 697 Commercial Road, E14 7LA. Belhaven. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Originally Watneys. Ex Belhaven, Brent Walker owned but not Ascot Estates owned. Closed (June 97). Demolished c2003.

E14: Sir John Franklin, 269 East India Dock Road, E14 0EG. Grand Met Watney. Version: . Pub Demolished. Closed and boarded 2005. Demolished by October 2011.

E14: SLUG & LETTUCE, 30 South Colonade - Mackenzie Walk, E14 5EZ. Stonegate. Version: 2017/08. No real ales! New pub opened Feb 98. Ex-SFI, Now Bay Restaurant Group, ex-Laurel. Now has Sharps Doom Bar, Trumans Runner and Zephyr. Map.

E14: Spinnaker, Harbour Island-Marsh Wall, E14 9GE. Greene King. Version: 2014/12Greene King,: IPA, , Greene King: Abbot, , . No longer a pub. Reopened August 97 after closing last year (2013), now a Pret a Manger. Map.

E14: SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 1 Crossrail Place, E14 5AR. Bar Holdings). Version: 2017/08. Marstons: Brakspear, Marstons: EPA, Marstons: Pedigree. Opened in May, modern sports-themed pub, the sixth of the chain. Brakspear Bitter, Marstons EPA and Pedigree. Acquired in September 2017 by Stonegate. Map.

E14: St Leonards Arms, 162 St Leonards Street, E14. Free House. Version: 2002/11. No longer a pub. Ex Trumans and Brent Walker owned. Converted to flats 2002. On the Local List of Listed Buildings.

E14: STAR OF THE EAST, 805 Commercial Road, E14 7HG. Originally Courage. Version: 2019/03. A Grade II Listed Building. Closed earlier this year (2016), lease on the market. Being offered by Enterprise under 20 year FoT lease July 2016. Reopened by the Old Spot Pub Company setup by EI Group with partners Dave Ford (Director at Field to Fork) and Bernard O’Neill (Director at Productivity Mentor), both experienced operators, currently run an award-winning pub in Warwick and other restaurants in London. Fuller's London Pride and 3 changing real ales from the likes of East London Brewing and Rebellion. Map.

E14: Steamship, 24 Naval Row, E14 9PS. G Met Watneys. Version: 2017/08Fuller's,: London Pride. Closed. Free House ? Owned by ABA Taverrns? Confirmed (2005) as still selling real ale in Jun 05. Closed after expiry of lease in October; the interior has been gutted, future uncertain. Further update (Aug 2017), have found an advert by Savills UK, describing a Development opportunity, a freehold , for £1,900 000 or so. Map.

E14: MERCHANT, Fishermans Walk - back of 10 Cabot Square, E14 4DH. Fuller's. Version: 2017/08. Fullers: ESB, Fullers: London Pride, Fullers: Olivers Island. Opened 1992. Refurbished and renamed TEA MERCHANT. Fullers ESB, London Pride and Olivers Island, plus a large range of Fullers keg beers. Name shortened to MERCHANT.Fuller’s cask beers and now a wider range of keg beers. Map. Original Name: CAT & CANARY .

E14: Telegraph, 194 West Ferry Road, E14 8RQ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Closed Dec 95. Demolished c2001. Original Name: Magnet & Dewdrop .

E14: Tollesbury Barge, Millwall Inner Dock of Marsh Wall, E14. Free House. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Not sure what is going on here but it is reported that the Barge sunk on 19th September 2005! .

E14: Tooke Arms, 165 West Ferry Road, E14 8NH. G Met Watneys. Version: 1992/02. No real ales Map.

E14: Tradewinds, 1 Beaufort Court - Admirals Way, E14 9XL. Free House. Version: 1992/04. No longer a pub. Now the home of Bikram Yoga. Map.

E14: Volunteer, 238 East India Dock Road, E14 0EQ. Bass. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished .

E14: Vulcan, 240 West Ferry Road, E14 8RQ. Fullers. Version: 1994/05. No longer a pub. A supermarket 1994, later Lancer Brasserie and now a Japanese restaurant. .

E14: Wellington Arms, 145 St. Leonard's Road, E14 0RZ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2010/12. No longer a pub. Ex-Ascot, closed by 2006 and converted to residential use. Map.

E14: Westferry Arms, 43 West India Dock Road, E14 8EZ. Punch. Version: 2013/06. Closed. Ex Bass. Smart one bar pub still with no games room. Two minutes from DLR West Ferry station. Renamed Westferry Arms 2013. Sold to Mendoza Ltd and closed, future uncertain. Map. Original Name: OPORTO TAVERN .

E14: White Horse, 9 Poplar High Street, E14 0DJ. G Met Trumans. Version: 2003/05. No longer a pub. Was closed and boarded up but has reopened keg. Demolished 2003. Replaced by flats. Outside statue is Listed. .

E14: White Swan, 130 Blackwall Way, E14 9QG. Free House. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Fomer G Met Watneys pub. Facing demolition according to the East London Advertiser 2003. Demolished c2003. Demolished c2003. Map.

E14: White Swan, 556 Commercial Road, E14 7JD. Watneys/Enterprise Inns. Version: 2015/03. No longer a pub. On the local list of listed buildings. Called the Jubilee 1977-80. Now trades as BJ'S WHITE SWAN. Restricted opening hours. Reopened as a pub/club with no real ale. Being turned into Majingo's, a "gentleman's club" Previous Name(s): Bj's.

E14: Young Prince, 60 Cordelia Street, E14 6AS. Enterprise. Version: 2011/06. No longer a pub. Enterprise, ex-Whitbread, closed and converted to housing association office. Map.


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E15: 012 Bar Grill & Restaurant, 108-110 The Grove, E15 1NS. Version: 2012/12. No real ales! London & City Taverns. Opened in September 2002 in former commercial premises. Open all hours. Restaurant area. Renamed 012 Bar & Grill Restaurant in 2012. Keg 2013. Map. Original Name: FOX @ STRATFORD .

E15: Adam & Eve, 126 Abbey Road, E15 3LZ. Bass. Version: 1992/01. Pub Demolished. Demolished May 1994 for extension to Jubilee Line.

E15: Albert House, 39 Forest Lane, E15 1HA. Free House. Version: 2012/06. Pub Demolished. Renamed Queen Vic. Ex Bass now a free house. Closed 2002. Major rebuild (possible demolition) with flats for sale in 2006. Previous Name(s): Queen Vic.

E15: Angel, 21 Church Street, E15 3HU. Bass. Version: 2017/04. Closed. Closed and boarded up 2003. Acquired by Macneil Ltd. Closed since licence revoked in 2010, the lease has been on the market. AG&G have attempted to lease the pub. Angel, Planning application 2014 for change of use from PH to church made and withdrawn c2015.

E15: Bakers Arms, 70 Pitchford Street, E15 4RX. Bass. Version: 2012/06. No Longer a Pub. Ex-Bass, converted to residential use by November 2011.

E15: Bar One, 7/9 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA. Free House. Version: 2004/05. No real ales! Renamed BAR ONE. Still no cask beer.. Map. Original Name: BACCHUS'S BIN Previous Name(s): Thailander.

E15: Bay Tree, 59 Vicarage Lane, E15 4HG. Punch Taverns,ex Bass. Version: 2013/06. No longer a pub. Converted to Bay Tree Hotel with no bar.Still keg 2013. Map.

E15: BLACK BULL, 13 Broadway, E15 4BQ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2008/07Calendonian: Deuchars IPA, Greene King: IPA, Wells & Young's: Wells Bombardier. Formerly Moonlights, Mooro's and originally the Olde Black Bull as can be seen by the statue near the roof. Very Irish pub as the name would indicate. Refurbished. Map. Original Name: Ye Olde Black Bull Previous Name(s): Mooro's,Mooneys, Black Bull.

E15: Britannia, 2 Plaistow Grove, E15 3ER. Ind Coope. Version: 2020/11. No Real Ales. Once described as having wood panelled walls made to look like the side of a ship with mock port holes. A small corner street local. Freehold for sale via AG&G September 2019. Closed November 2019 due to idenified structural problems. Planning permission refused July 2020 to demolish pub & develop the site retaining a pub.

E15: British Lion, 46 West Ham Lane, E15 4PT. Ind Coope. Version: 2009/07. Pub Demolished Demolished in September 2008. Former Taylor Walker two bar pub with several dart teams, also has pool. Large TV in the back bar, plush lounge. Snacks and meals at lunchtimes. Map.

E15: Builders Arms, 302 High Street, E15 1AJ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2020/03. Closed. Closed in Jan 2020 - planning was granted Nov 2018 by the London Legacy Development Corporation for the construction of a rear extension, retention of public house and conversion of the upper floors to flats. Map.

E15: Burford Arms, 11 Burford Street, E15 2SP. Bass. Version: 1994/02. Pub demolished Demolished Jan 1994. Previous Name(s): Magnums.

E15: Canteen, 195 Vicarage Lane, E15 4HJ. . Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Became a youth club June 94.

E15: Carpenters Arms, 17 Carpenters Road, E15 2JH. Punch Taverns,ex Ind Coope. Version: 2004/11. No real ales Closed. Reopened keg 2004. Map.

E15: Cart & Horses, 1 Maryland Point, E15 1PF. Bass. Version: 2019/11. Closed for refurbishment until late December 2019.This pub does not do real ale. It has no hand pumps! Map.

E15: Charleston, 16 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA. Bass. Version: 2003/11. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2003.

E15: Chatsworth Arms, 27 Chatsworth Road, E15 0LH. G Met Watneys. Version: 2002/11. No longer a pub. Closed in 2002 and now a community centre.

E15: Chobham Arms, 62 Chobham Road, E15 1LU. G Met Trumans. Version: 2002/11. No longer a pub. Closed in 1997 and converted to residential use 2002.

E15: Cleos, 80 Henniker Road, E15 1JZ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2005/12. Renamed Taffy Bradys-Wee Jack. Reopened and renamed Cleo's. Handpumps removed. Reported closed 2005? Original Name: Princess Amelia Previous Name(s): Taffy Bradys, Wee Jack, Cleos.

E15: D'Gaf, 11 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA. Ind Coope. Version: 1985/10. No longer a pub. Once a small rather loud one bar pub filled with paraphernalia. Mainly a young people's haunt. Was originally Ind Coope, Sycamore Taverns, Punch, ex-Inn Business, closed June 2010. Punch, now converted to D'Gaf restaurant. Closed August 2015. Having been a restaurant now a solicitors. Original Name: Hope Previous Name(s): Chevy Chase.

E15: Dew Drop Inn, 22 Brydges Road, E15 1NA. Punch. Version: 2016/03. No longer a pub. Closed and boarded up, future uncertain. Pub established by 1874. Closed in 2010, sold and now converted to residential use.hours. Map.

E15: Eagle, 157 Chobham Road, E15 1LX. Free House. Version: 1992/02. No real ales Map.

E15: Essex Arms, 82 Leytonstone Road, E15 1SQ. Enterprise. Version: 2013/01. No longer a pub. East London Pub Co. Enterprise, ex-Bass via Unique, closed by June 2010. Reopened February 2011. Enterprise, closed again by January 2012. Converted to discount shop, retaining pub signage. Map.

E15: Falmouth Arms, 53 Maryland Road, E15 1JL. Free House. Version: 2010/07. No Longer a Pub. Closed 2001. Former Watney pub. Pub remains closed. Construction work currently underway - for conversion to residential use. .

E15: Flappers, Temple Mill Lane, E15 2EN. Bass. Version: 1995/01. Pub Demolished. Demolished Sept 95. Once described as more a club than a pub having been renamed from the White Hart. Original Name: White Hart Previous Name(s): Wax.

E15: GOLDENGROVE, 146/148 The Grove, E15 1NS. Wetherspoons. Version: 1993/06. An early Wetherspoon having opened in 1993, it takes the name Goldengrove from the poem Spring and Fall, by Gerard Manley Hopkins. The highly acclaimed Victorian poet was born in Stratford in 1844. Has a fairly small bar area and larger seating areas to the side and rear. Because of its location in the heart of Stratford's shopping centre and near to Westfield too it can be very busy here all day. Map.

E15: GOOSE ON BROADWAY-SPORTSMAN, 78/102 The Broadway, E15 1NG. Stonegate. Version: 2018/08. Marston: EPA. New pub opened in March 2001. Sold three beers at under £1.50. Renamed SPORTSMAN. Three changing cask beers, e.g. Fuller’s London Pride, Sharp’s Doom Bar, St Austell Tribute. Map.

E15: Green Gate, 225/227 High Street, E15 2LS. Ind Coope. Version: 1997/06. No longer a pub. Closed as the Gate and re-opened as the Green Gate. Was for sale (May 97). Closed Sept 97. Demolished by January 2010. .

E15: Green Man, 196 High Street, E15 2NE. G Met Trumans. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Demolished and replaced by a Holiday Inn Express hotel 2002. .

E15: Greyhound, 136 West Ham Lane, E15 4PT. Courage. Version: 2003/11. No real ales Pleasant well appointed pub with two bars. Darts and pool. Map.

E15: JHANKAR, 119/121 High Street, E15 2QQ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2017/08. Demolished. Games room in public bar for darts and pool. What was the Woodman lately Jhankar has been demolished along with all buildings around 119/121 High Street. Map. Original Name: Woodman .

E15: KING EDWARD VII, 47 The Broadway, E15 4BQ. Bass. Version: 2023/01. Formerly (pre First World War) the King of Prussia. Wadworth 6X, Wadworth Horizon and Purity Mad Goose as well as Westons Rosie's Pig.  Formerly (pre First World War) the King of Prussia. Three bars food, is served from Wednesday to Saturday from 12:00 - 21:00 and on Sunday from 13:00 - 21:00. Open 12:00 - 24:00 every day. It is a Listed Building and one of the original windows has the outline of Geman Solidier in a traditional pointed helmet. Map. Original Name: King of Prussia .

E15: Kings Head, 11 Church Street, E15 3HU. Bass. Version: 2009/12. No real ales Re-opened without real ale or handpump. One bar pub with darts and pool. Live music Fridays. Lunchtime snacks. . Now KINGS HEAD GUEST HOUSE with a bar at the front entered via side door pastreception. Still no real ale. Map.

E15: LANGTHORNE-ABBEY TAP, 12/14 The Broadway, E15 4QS. Stonegate. Version: 2018/08 Wells & Young's: Courage Best Bitter. Opened in November 1999 in former shop premises. Open all permitted hours. Renamed LANGTHORNE in 2010. Renamed ABBEY TAP in 2018. Cask beers such as Fuller’s London Pride, Sharp’s Doom Bar, Wells Bombardier. Map. Original Name: Yates's Wine Lodge .

E15: LEYTON STAR, 116 High Road Leyton, E15 2BX. Electric Star. Version: 2015/06Trumans: Runner, Wild Beer: Wibble. Very large neighbourhood pub near Leyton Station. Sold and closed in 2014, changed hands again and reopened by Electric Star as LEYTON STAR. Cask beers Trumans Runner and Wild Beer Bibble on recent visit. Originally Bass Charrington. Map. Original Name: King Harold .

E15: Lord Henniker, 119 The Grove, E15 1EN. Free House. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Former Bass pub. Now a free house. Renamed Coronet (Bar & Restaurant, keg. June 97). Closed 2003. Now an estate agents. Demolished c2004? Previous Name(s): Coronet.

E15: Manby Arms, 19 Water Lane, E15 4NL. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2019/03. Closed. Cosy one bar pub with darts and pool. Cooked meals lunchtime. Garden. Now Enterprise, ex-Bass. Enterprise pub with freehold for sale for £1.25 million. Notices Closed for Renovation since May 2014. Still closed April 2016. The AG&G chartered surveyors website indicates it was sold in 2013 based on a guide price of £1.25M and has remained closed ever since. Nov 2018: Planning app to demolish and replace with flats retaining facade. Map.

E15: Park Tavern Hotel, 81 Portway, E15 3QJ. Free House. Version: 2016/05. No longer a Pub. Renamed the Park Tavern Hotel. Whether this means a change of use as well is not clear. Closed, now a Bulgarian restaurant. Map. Original Name: Toby Tavern .

E15: Pigeons Hotel, 120/122 Romford Road, E15 4EH. Bass. Version: 2012/06. No Longer a Pub. Enterprise, ex-Bass via Unique, converted to a Tesco Express convenience store by November 2011. Map.

E15: Queens Head, 5 West Ham Lane, E15 4HP. Enterprise. Version: 2018/08. No Real Ales! Darts and pool. Lunchtime snacks. Enterprise, H unused November 2011. Transferred to Craft Union division. Still no cask beer. Map. Previous Name(s): Le Pub.

E15: RAILWAY TAVERN, 131 Angel Lane, E15 1DB. Punch Taverns. Version: 2019/05. Sharps : Doom Bar. A very pleasant one-bar, large Victorian corner pub with games room to the rear for darts and pool. Garden and car park. Food lunchtime and snacks at other times. Still opens for 6am but you have to go through the hotel entrance, not the pub. For further info.http://www.railwaytavernhotel.co.uk/ Planning granted Dec 2017 for Redevelopment of the site to provide a 298 room hotel ranging in height from 3 to 8 storeys (incorporating a semi enclosed roof terrace) together with the retention (in part) of the existing Railway Tavern. Map.

E15: Railway Tavern, 196 Plaistow Road, E15 3HJ. Free. Version: 2012/12. No longer a pub. Closed in 2012 and now a supermarket Map.

E15: REFRESHMENT ROOM, 27 The Broadway, E15 4BQ. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2016/01Purity: Ubuntu. Enterprise, ex-Watney via Unique, Renamed Latin ¼. Renamed SWAGGA by March 2012. A bar, restaurant and music venue. Reverted to 19thcentury name REFRESHMENT ROOM, no longer a nightclub. Minimalist decor. Cask beer restored, Purity Ubu. This may be of interest about the pub from the 60's when it was the Two Puddings... Also this video.. Map. Original Name: Two Puddings Previous Name(s): Latin 1/4, Swagga.

E15: Secret Weapon-Escape, 25 West Ham Lane, E15 4PH. Punch Taverns. Version: 2017/03. No real ales! Redecorated in 1990. Comfortable pub with darts and cooked meals lunchtime including Sundays. Renamed Secret Weapon cFeb 2017 and keg. Was Loading Bar but in 2020 became Escape. Map. Original Name: PRINCESS OF WALES .

E15: Sparrows, North Mall - Stratford Shopping Centre, E15 1XF. Bass. Version: 2003/05. No longer a pub. Now a retail outlet 2003.

E15: Spread Eagle, 1 Manor Road - Leywick Street, E15 3DD. Bass. Version: 2010/07. No longer a pub. 2003 a Select and Save. Had been Tom and Jerrys wine bar with no draught beer.

E15: Steamship, 14 Bramall Close, E15 9PS. Courage. Version: 2002/11. No longer a pub. Converted to a shop 2002. Then a take away. .

E15: Swan, 31 The Broadway, E15 4BQ. Free House. Version: 2005/05. No Longer a pub. Ex G Met Watneys. Now Wizard Inns. ex-Wizard. Ground floor now converted to shop and betting shop and upper floor to flats. The loss of a large landmark pub built as a hotel in 1925.

E15: Tavern Bar, 83 Leytonstone Road, E15 1JA. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2014/12. Closed. Ex Wantney. Enterprise, was advertised as retail and residential property to let. Reopened and renamed GLITTER BALL in May 2010. a bar and restaurant. Renamed TAVERN BAR in January 2014. Independent, ex-Enterprise.. Closed this year (2015) future uncertain. Still closed April 2016. Map. Original Name: Royal Oak Previous Name(s): Glitter Ball.

E15: Theatre Royal Bar, Gerry Raffles Square, E15 1BN. Free House. Version: 2019/03. No longer a pub. Now a Lebanese restaurant. Map.

E15: Trowel & Telegraph, 51 Church Street, E15 3JR. Belhaven. Version: 2019/03. Closed. Originally the Telegraph. Recent names are Lock Stock n Barrel and Drum. Renamed Trowel & Telegraph. Ex-Ascot, closed in April 2009. Application to demolish & replace with flats rejected 7/9/2014. Demolished 2015. Map. Original Name: Telegraph Previous Name(s): Drum, Trowel & Telegraph..

E15: Two Brewers, 197 High Street, E15 2LS. Wiltshire. Version: 2009/12. Pub Demolished Former Bass pub 1992. Was Wiltshire Brewery owned, closed 1995. Demolished by 2009. .

E15: TheVillage Wine Bar, 4 Romford Road (Stratford Office Village), E15 4EA. Free House. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Closed November 98. Demolished c2003.


E15: Wheelers, 156 Leyton Road, E15 1DR. Free House. Version: 2014/12. Pub Demolished. Free, Was closed but reopened in December 2006. Closed and boarded up in September 2010. Reopened under new management in December 2010. Closed early in 2013 and was demolished by July 2014 with the site cleared for development. Map. Original Name: Castle.

E15: Windmill, 49 Waddington Road, E15 1QL. G Met Watneys. Version: 2006/06. No longer a pub. Punch, ex-Watney, closed and boarded up by November 2011. Closed c.2010, sold with ground floor now in office use, residential conversion and extension upstairs. Map. Original Name: Foresters Arms .

E15: Yorkshire Grey, 335/337 High Street, E15 2TF. Free House. Version: 2001/11. No longer a pub. Former Bass pub. Renamed the Old Log Cabin and now a free house, keg (July 97). Closed and for sale 2001. Independent, now converted to Westbridge (London) Hotel in September 2012 with no bar. Previous Name(s): Old Log Cabin.


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E16: Anchor, 20 Star Lane, E16 4RG. Courage. Version: 2019/03. No Longer a pub. Closed 2001. Now in use as commercial premises although there is planning permission for conversion to student accommodation. Work taking place 2018 in relation to student accommodation scheme.

E16: Artful Dodger, 272 Victoria Dock Road, E16. Free House. Version: 2001/05. Pub Demolished. Once described as Renovated one bar establishment, quite large, with white and orange-brown colour scheme. Bright and reasonably quiet. Used to be the Railway Tavern. Snacks am & pm/Restauranant/Ddarts/Pool/Shove H'penny/JukeBox. Box. Closed by 1986 and Demolished 2001. Original Name: Railway Tavern .

E16: Barge, 271 Victoria Dock Road, E16 1DH. Free House. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Converted to housing accommodation 2002 demolished 2014. Previous Name(s): Freemasons Tavern-Kilkenny Castle.

E16: Beckton Arms, 8 Beckton Road, E16 1PU. Ind Coope. Version: 2020/07. No real ales! Ex-Allied, Innspired, latterly Punch Taverns but sold in 2004-5. Closed, future uncertain. Reopened 2020. Map.

E16: Bentleys, 23 Barking Road, E16. Courage. Version: 1992/00. Pub demolished. Original Name: Bridge House .

E16: British Flag, 190 Victoria Dock Road, E16 3BS. Watneys. Version: 1992/00. No longer a pub. Once a quiet two bar local in housing estate. Hot lunches/Snackes am & pm/Darts/Pool/Live music Fri eve/Disco/Juke Box/Garden. Now Immanuel House of Worship.

E16: California, 12 Albert Road, E16 2DW. Free House. Version: 2010/12. Pub demolished. Demolished by January 2010. Land vacant when photographed in 2015-6. Map.

E16: Chandelier, 61 Victoria Dock Road, E16 1DH. G Met Watneys. Version: 2002/11. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2002. Site could not be identified when photographed in 2015-2016. Original Name: Victoria Dock Tavern .

E16: Dartmouth Arms, 162 Bidder Street, E16 4ST. Bass. Version: 2000/11. No longer a pub. No real ales reported in 2000. Now used as an African nightclub called Pier One. I think it's still going, but only open occasional evenings.The old name still shows up on the pub sign and on a large plaque to the rear.http://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/9181576819/in/set-72157624242208933/ Map.

E16: Durham Arms, 24 Stephenson Street, E16 4SA. Cubit Consultancy Limited. Version: 2019/09. No real ales! Once a back street pub a bit hard to find but well worth looking for. Friendly locals pub with pleasant glass and mirrors. Darts. Garden. Small function room. Ex Bass. Converted to co-working space via ministry of startups in 2019. Cask beer discontinued. Map.

E16: Flying Scud, 76 Rathbone Street, E16 1JQ. Bass. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Converted to flats 1995. .

E16: FOX @ CONNAUGHT, 11 Connaught Road. now Lynx Way,, E16 2RP. Trumans. Version: 2009/12Greene King,: IPA. Closed and boarded up 2002.A survivor from the Docklands era, it was reopened in 2003 by the small Fox pub chain as a Free House after 17 years of closure, but not previously reported. A tall, imposing red brick building,it now stands in glorious isolation, surrounded by new roads and adjacent to new hotels serving City Airport and the Excel exhibition centre. Spacious interior carpeted throughout except around the bar with dark wood panelling and cream décor.Bar food and separate restaurant area behind glass partition to side. Large outdoor patio and grassed area with benches and a small children's play area. Car park. Disabled WC. Open all regular hours. Map. Original Name: CONNAUGHT TAVERN .

E16: FOX @ EXCEL, Warehouse 'K', Mace Gateway,, E16 1DR. Fox Bars. Version: 2003/05. Calendonian Deuchars IPA and Flying Scotsman. Open 11-11 Mon-Wed, 11-1am Thu, 11-2am Fri/Sat, 12-10.30 Sun. Food. Map.

E16: Graving Dock Tavern, 353 North Woolwich Road, E16 2BS. G Met Watneys. Version: 2010/12. Pub demolished. Closed and boarded up. Also a neighbouring cafe is closed and boarded up (Georges Diner). The train captain was talking to someone and said that an aquarium, to be run by London Zoo, was going to built in the area.Now demolished by January 2010. .

E16: Ground Rent Tavern, 62 Rogers Road, E16 1LR. Watney Combe. Version: 2006/12. Pub Demolished. Renamed Une Deux Trois and a bar and hotel. Demolished 2006. Previous Name(s): Une Deux Trois.

E16: Hallsville Tavern, 57 Hallsville Road, E16 1EE. Free House. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. Free, closed summer 2012 with notice that conversion to restaurant is planned. Converted to Al Amir Indian restaurant in December 2013. Map.

E16: Henley Arms, 268 Albert Road, E16 2JB. Punch Taverns,ex Bass. Version: 2020/04. No real ale! A locals' pub with two pool teams. Handpumps unused Feb 2020. The Henley Arms is named after William Thomas Henley, a pioneer in the manufacture of telegraph cables who had a factory in North Woolwich. The used to be another pub in the area called the Telegraph. Map.

E16: Huntingdon Arms, 66 Burke Street, E16. . Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Sold in 1986. Was a launderette later a nursery. Now empty .

E16: HUSK BREWING TAPROOM, 58A Railway Arches, North Woolwich Rd, E16 2AA. Version 2018/03. Having started brewing in 2016 in an arch under the Silvertown flyover, now selling their own beers for on-premises drinking each weekend including one cask beer (on gravity), two keg beers, and bottled beers. Open 5-11 Friday and Saturday. Dart board and games.

E16: Jimmy Dean's, Albert Road, E16 2DW. Free House. Version: 1999/11. Pub Demolished. Renamed Jimmy Deans' and closed. The Kent Arms (Ind Coope) was formery on the site. Closed and boarded up 1999 and now demolished. Site could not be identified in 2015-2016 for photographing. Original Name: Kent Arms Previous Name(s): Churchills.

E16: Jubilee Tavern, 9 Barnwood Court, E16 2AL. Ind Coope. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2005. Demolished as part of West Silvertown Village developemen.

E16: Marquis of Salisbury, 110 Hermit Road, E16 4LD. Free house. Version: 2003/05. No longer a pub. Former Bass pub. Then Wiltshire owned. Now a free house? Upper floors converted to flats. Bar remains closed 2003. Totally converted to flats by July 2012.

E16: New Gog, Freemasons Road, E16 3NA. Courage. Version: 2019/03. Closed. Closed 2002. Purchased by NOTTING HILL HOME OWNERSHIP LIMITED in 2015 but still no planning app Feb 2019.

E16: New Shakespeares Head, 29 Ruscoe Road, E16 1JA. Belhaven. Version: 2002/11. No longer a pub. Converted to residential use 2002. Ex Watney, Brent Walker. Original Name: Shakespeares Head .

E16: Nottingham Arms, 371 Prince Regent Lane, E16 3JP. G Met Watneys. Version: 2006/12. Pub Demolished Closed 1999. Being demolished 2006.

E16: Ordnance Arms, 110 Barking Road, E16 1EN. Magic Pub Co.. Version: 2013/01. No longer a pub. Ex Magic Pub Co. originally Truman/Chef & Brewer. Renamed Orange Kipper then back to Ordnance Arms. Was Admiral Taverns, ex- Greene King since 2005. Closed and converted to /flats charity shop in summer 2012. Map. Original Name: Ordnance Arms Previous Name(s): Orange Kipper.

E16: Pauls Head, 1 Watford Road, E16 3QU. G Met Watneys. Version: 2015/06. Closed. Closed and lease for sale 2006. Demolished July 2014. Block of flats planned. Sold and closed in 2006, finally demolished July 2014 to make way for flats.

E16: Peacock, 115 Freemasons Road, E16 3PH. Bass. Version: 2006/12. Closed Closed and derelect 2003. Being demolished 2006.

E16: Peacock, 92 Victoria Dock Road, E16 1DA. Courage. Version: 2006/12. Demolished. Possibly once a free house. Is now Peacock. No real ale no handpump. Pub is connected with Peacock gym over the road. Ex Pheonix. Demolished before March 2015. Original Name: Essex Arms .

E16: Pitts Head, 2 Fords Park Road, E16 1NL. Bass. Version: 2006/12. Closed. Closed and boarded up 2006.

E16: Prince Of Wales, 388 Prince Regent Lane, E16 3DH. Whitbread. Version: 2006/12. Pub Demolished. Closed and boarded up 2002. Demolished 2006. .

E16: Princess Alexandra, 219 Barking Road, E16 4HH. Courage. Version: 1992/02. No real ales Map.

E16: Railway Hotel, 2 Connaught Road, E16 2DB. Free House. Version: 2013/01. No longer a pub. Closed and boarded up in January 2010. It closed in early 2008 and really was closed and derelict for a spell until demolition in early 2011. Replaced by flats.See http://www.showcase.co.uk/property/2-4-Connaught-Road/Greater-London/London/8382013 Map. Previous Name(s): Cundys Tavern.

E16: Ram Tavern, 26 North Woolwich Road, E16 2AB. G Met Trumans. Version: 2003/11. No longer a pub. Reopened after being closed. Now a nite (sic) club 2003.. Ex-Phoenix, now converted from a cafe to a private hire. A nightclub since 2003 - Guvnor Bar.

E16: Rose of Denmark, 78 Shirley Street, E16 1HU. G Met Watneys. Version: 2008/07. Pub Demolished. Closed Nov 93. Almost demolished 2002. Demolished (by February 2008). Replaced by a car wash?

E16: Roundhouse, 19 Woolwich Manor Way, E16 2NJ. Watney Combe. Version: 2003/05. No longer a pub. Closed.Converted to flats 2003.

E16: Royal Albert, 74 Albert Road, E16 2NQ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2003/11. Closed. No longer a pub. (residential) 2002. Now closed and boarded up. Demolished by 2015?

E16: Royal Oak, 67 Barking Road, E16 4HB. Courage. Version: 2017/06. No longer a pub. Closed in 2002 and now an estate agent. A Turkish restaurant. June 2017.

E16: Royal Oak, 83 Woodman Street, E16 2LN. Version: 2019/03. Closed. Stunning glazed ceramic tile exterior. Ex Truman, Brent Walker, Ascot, closed and boarded up by 2012. Planning app by the London Iqra Accademy to demolish and replace with community centre / flats dismissed. Planning app to build 3 extra floors retaining part of pub at ground floor and basement level approved Mar 2018. Map.

E16: Royal Pavilion Hotel, 2 Pier Road, E16 2JJ. Courage. Version: 2003/05. Pub Demolished. Demolished 2003. Map.

E16: Royal Standard Hotel, 116 Albert Road, E16 2NQ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2019/09. No real ales Under new management following a refurbishment - reopened August 2019. Map. Original Name: Royal Standard .

E16: Spanish Steps, 277 Victoria Dock Road, E16 1DH. . Version: 1992/05. Pub Demolished. Demolished 1992. Ibis Hotel now on the site. Original Name: Custom House Hotel .

E16: Streeties, 15 Shirley Street, E16 1HU. G Met Watneys. Version: 2005/05. No real ales Map. Original Name: Prince Alfred .

E16: Three Crowns, 1 Pier Road, E16 2JJ. Bass. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Now (2005) flats. Retrospective planning permissions for 2 retail units with 8 flats above refused 2011.

E16: Tidal Basin Tavern, 31 Tidal Basin Road, E16 1AD. Fuller's. Version: 2015/06. Demolished Closed 1997. Formerly Rivers. Closed and derelict since 1997, demolished in spring 2014. Previous Name(s): Rivers.

E16: Victoria (Pub & Kitchen), 265 Victoria Dock Road, E16 3BY. Version: 2012/06. No Real Ales! Custom House Hotel, Custom House Square. New free house opened in May 2001 opposite Custom House DLR Station. Geronimo Inns? On the site of the Railway Tavern. Renamed VICTORIA (PUB & KITCHEN). Now completely separated from hotel. Address is 265 Victoria Map. Original Name: Custom House Previous Name(s): Figurehead, Victoria.

E16: WINDJAMMER, 25 Admiralty Avenue, E16 2PN. Version: 2020/04. New Fuller’s pub opened in March 2020 in residential development with ‘breath-taking views of the river and Thames Barrier’. Real ales are Pride and a Fuller’s seasonal. Map.


E16: Windsor Castle, 73 Silvertown Way, E16 1DJ. Free House. Version: 2001/11. Pub Demolished. Closed c.1985 & demolished c.2001. Once described as Crowded one bar pub popular with smart yound people and somewhat pricey. The mock Tudor bar has a huge range of about 10 lagers. Snacks am/Hot food am/Darts/Pool/Disco/Live music/Juke Box/Function room.


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E17: Artful, 80 Brunner Road, E17 7NW. G Met Watneys. Version: 2007/06. Closed. Renamed EAST (THE), closed after fire 2007. Still closed July 2014. Previous Name(s): Central Station, The East.

E17: Bar 300/Bentleys, 300 Hoe Street, E17 9PQ. Free House. Version: 2013/06. No real ales Renamed Boogies, Hannovers and now reverted to Bentleys. Renamed SOUL by October 2012 and now (2013) closed. Now a Nightclub Bar 300. Map. Original Name: Boogies Previous Name(s): Boogies, Hannover , Soul.

E17: BELL, 617 Forest Road, E17 4NE. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2013/01. Fomer G Met Watneys. Was S&N owned. Now Enterprise Inns. Darts and pool. + up to 8 varying guest beers following refurbishment and change of operator. Map.

E17: CASTLE, 15 Grosvenor Rise East, E17 9LB. Punch Taverns, ex Bass. Version: 2001/11. Marston's: Draught Bass. Apart from the live music this house could almost be described as a traditional East London local. Darts and pool. Outside drinking area consists of just a couple of tables. Cooked meals at all times. Map.

E17: CHEQUERS, 145 High Street, E17 7BX. Solitaire Restaurants. Version: 2017/05. Black Sheep: Bitter, Hogs Back: TEA, Sambrook: Wandle, Sambrook:Junction. Independent, ex-Punch since 2010, formerly Allied (Taylor Walker), closed July 2012 and acquired by Antic. Varying beers from micros(e.g. Buxton, Clarence & Fredericks, East London, London Fields and Redemption) on 10 handpumps. Reopened after refurbishment by Antic in early March 2013. Distressed decor with bare brickwork, wonky floorboards and mismatched furniture.Beers may vary. Lease now taken over from Antic in July 2013 by small pub chain Solitaire Restaurants, that also operate pubs in Camden Town, Dalston and London Fields. Shabby chic decor remains unchanged.Four changing real ales, on one visit from East London, Five Points, Howling Hops and Southwark, all London breweries. Table football indoors, "urban garden" at rear with fairy lights, table tennis and crazy golf. Map.

E17: Coach & Horses, 63 St James' Street, E17 7PJ. Scottish & New. Version: 2015/05. No longer a pub. Former G Met Watneys pub. Large corner house. Flats by May 2015. Ground floor became Coppermills Estate Agency in 201. Map.

E17: Cock, 67 High Street, E17 7DB. Punch Taverns. Version: 2017/05. Closed. Ex Ind Coope. Darts, pool and shove halfpenney. Market pub very busy during market hours. Punch, no real ale, H unused. Closed in 2016, permission granted for conversion to retail. Boarded up when passed on 13th April 2017. Map.

E17: COPPERMILL, 205 Coppermill Lane, E17 7HF. Free House. Version: 2010/06. Fuller's: London Pride,, Greene King: IPA,, Marston: Pedigree, :: Fuller's ESB. Also currently selling Morlands Bitter. Formerly the Lord Kitchener. Darts. Snacks at all times. Small pub converted from an off licence. Very good ale and worth seeking out. +guest beer (e.g. Mighty Oak beers). Map. Original Name: Lord Kitchener .

E17: DOG & DUCK, 222 Chingford Road, E17 5AL. Scottish & New. Version: 2017/05. Former G Met Watneys and Scotish & Newcastle pub. Reopened 28 April. They have pool and ping pong. Their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/thedogandducke17/ https://www.dogandduck-e17.co.uk/ This pub serves 3 changing beers. Taken over by Dirty Liquor, a ‘managed expert’ partnership between Ginger Jones and Enterprise. Cask beer reintroduced, three local e.g. Signature, Truman’s. Map. Original Name: Victoria .

E17: Duke of Cambridge, 178 Boundary Road, E17 8NG. Ridleys. Version: 1998/09. Demolished. Ex Ind Coope. (ex-PubsnBars). Closed and demolished, not previously reported. No trace of the pub in 2014. Map.

E17: DUKES HEAD-DUKES, 112 Wood Street, E17 3HX. Enterprise. Version: 2015/09Wynchwood: Hobgoblin, Greene King: IPA. Single bar pub with car park, restaurant, garden, darts and pool. Ex Grand Met (Watney) now Enterprise. Renamed DUKE, a sister pub to the Lord Morpeth, E3. Cask beers such as Signature, Wildcard. Food is burgers. Map.

E17: Empire, Woodford New Road, E17 3PR. Bass. Version: 2018/08. No real ales! Closed and building work ongoing in 2007. Reopened and renamed RS LOUNGE. Closed after six serious assaults took place in 2014, with many of the victims being stabbed, slashed or hospitalised. On each occasion those involved refused to assist police. Renamed Empire a Turkish grill, bar and lounge. Still no cask beer. Renamed Cyprus Empire. Renamed back to Empire. Is now the Empire Lounge. Original Name: Rising Sun Previous Name(s): RS Lounge.

E17: Essex Arms, 82 Forest Road, E17 6JR. G Met Watneys. Version: 2011/12. Demolished. Closed 2007. Enterprise, now sold for alternative use . Demolished to make way for Tesco and flats by November 2010Planning application from Tesco approved by Waltham Forest Council for construction of a four storey building with a retail unit on the ground floor and 17 flats above. Map.

E17: Famous Pig & Whistle, 185 Wood Street, E17 3NU. Greenhalls. Version: 2015/08, Marston's: Pedigree. Closed. Was owned by Devenish. Now owned by Greenhalls Reopened February 2011. Closed again 2013 and for sale..Planning has been granted to A1 Use and will become two retail premises.Freehold sold, closed early 2014, planning permission granted for conversion to two shops. Map. Original Name: Pig & Whistle .

E17: FLOWERPOT, 128 Wood Street, E17 3HX. Bass. Version: 2004/11. Marston's: Draught Bass, Deuchars IPA. One of the best pints of Bass anywhere in London. A must for genuine drinkers. Snacks at all times. Built in 1863 as an Essex Brewery pub. Map.

E17: GOOSE, 264 Hoe Street, E17 3AX. Town (Stonegate). Version: 2013/02. Darts and pool. Garden and function room. Adjacent to Walthamstow Central Station. Tends to change with current fashion. Formerly Flanagans Tower. +4 varying guest beers from Marston stable; +2 guest beers. Recently refurbished Stonegate pub. Originally Bass Charrington. Map. Original Name: Tower Hotel Previous Name(s): Goose & Granite.

E17: Grove Tavern, 74 Grove Road, E17 9BN. Free House. Version: 2019/03. Closed. Former Bass pub. Built in 1868 as 'The Britannia'. Once discribed as "Very noisy Fri/Sat nights with live music. Darts and bar biliards. Function room. Lunchtime snacks." Flat conversion still in progress July 2014. Flat conversion underway in 2014 but still covered by hoardings in 2018. Map. Original Name: Britannia .

E17: Kellys Sports Bar & Grill-Goergios' Sports Bar & Grill, 30 St James's Street, E17 7PF. Free House. Version: 2019/03. No real ales Changed its name to Kellys Sports Bar & Grill 2013. Renamed Goergios' Sports Bar & Grill.Map. Original Name: Marneys Previous Name(s): Market Inn.

E17: Lord Brooke, 47 Shernhall Street, E17 3EY. Bass. Version: 2014/12. Closed. Up for sale at £680,000 has be sold subject to contract. Pub has had drug problems in the past. Having been sold in 2010 to Delisu Group, a small operator, closed in June 2014 when the licence was revoked, sold to a developer in August, future uncertain. Facilities once were: Darts, function room, three bars, garden, shove halfpenny. Snacks and cooked meals at lunchtime. Map.

E17: LORD PALMERSTON, 254 Forest Road, E17 6JG. Community (Stonegate). Version: 2012/06. Marstons: EPA, Wells & Young,s,: Youngs Bitter. Originally Bass Charrington. Interesting architecture and windows. Map.

E17: Lord Raglan, 199 Shernhall Street, E17 9HX. Scottish & New. Version: 2019/08. No real ales! Former G Met Watneys pub. Garden. The name commemorates the Crimean War Commander Lord Raglan who was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Army to the East in 1854. He died of Crimean fever in 1855. May no longer serve real ale. Visit on 11th 2017 June had nothing on either handpump. Pumpclips turned round on a recent visit in 2019. Recognised as a historic pub interior of regional importance.Map.

E17: Lorne Arms, 64 Queen's Road, E17 8PX. Bass. Version: 2013/06. No longer a apub. Ex-Bass, closed and premises empty. Converted to two shops 2013. Map.

E17: Mirth, Marvel & Maud, 186 Hoe Sreet, E17 4QH. Antic. Version: 2016/12. Closed. Opened in December (2016?), in the foyer of the Walthamstow Cinema, which closed 13 years ago. There are plans to open two other bar areas and use the cinema stage for entertainment. The pub closed January 2020 to enable the redevelopment of the site to start early. Map.

E17: SIGNATURE BREW BREWER'S BAR, Unit 15, Uplands Business Park, Blackhorse Lane, E17 5QJ. Version: 2020/07. Brewerxies Taproom at Signature Brew's new home opened late in 2019. Map. .

E17: NAGS HEAD, 9 Orford Road, E17 9LP. G Met Watneys. Version: 2013/01Mighty Oak: Oscar Wilde Mild, St Austell: Tribute, Taylor: Landlord. Listed Building. Darts and pool. Function room. Food lunchtimes. Shove halfpenny. Childrens room. Super pub - what a pity Grand Met own it. And what a pity they knocked it into one bar! Map.

E17: New Angel, 2 Markhouse Road, E17 8BD. Bass. Version: 2013/06. No longer a pub. Renamed THE TAP then Fear Jazz and Night Club then Fat Sids. Renamed yet again to New Angel, a cabaret bar. Confirmed converted to a gym by October 2012 (not residential). Essex Brewery Tap was so called because it was the brewery tap of the Tolly Cobbold brewery in Walthamstow. Original Name: Essex Brewery Tap Previous Name(s): Tap, Fear.

E17: OLDE ROSE & CROWN, 55 Hoe Street, E17 4SA. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2010/12. Former G Met Trumans pub. Now Enterprise,ex-S&N. Varying microbrewery beers (e.g. Brodie, Hambleton, Redemption, Tring and Wickwar). Map.

E17: Plough, 173 Wood Street, E17 3NU. Free House. Version: 2011/06. No Longer a Pub. Closed at end of December 2010 and sold to Curtain House Properties. Now a supermarket. Originally Watneys. Map. Original Name: Plough Previous Name(s): Hectors.

E17: Prince of Wales, 58 St Andrews Road, E17 6BD. G Met Watneys. Version: 1992/02. No real ales Map.

E17: QUEENS ARMS, 42 Orford Road, E17 9NJ. Enterprise Inns, Operator now:- Younger Labbitt Limited . Version: 2019/07. Wells & Young's: Courage Best Bitter, Fuller's: London Pride, Green King: Old Speckled Hen. Former Courage pub. Now Enterprise, ex-Courage via Unique (not Free). Built in 1859. Freehold sold by Ei to Tavern Propco in 2019. Map.

E17: Ringwood Castle, 49 Gosport Road, E17 7LX. Magic Pub Co. Version: 2010/00. No longer a pub. Ex Truman. Demolished in late 2010/early 2011 and replaced with flats. Ex Magic Pub co then owned by Greene King.

E17: Royal Standard, 1 Blackhorse Lane, E17 6DS. Ind Coope. Version: 2012/06. Closed. Punch, ex-Allied (Taylor Walker), closed December 2011. Still boarded up May 201. Map. Previous Name(s): The Tryst.

E17: Sir Winston Churchill, 200 Hoe Street, E17 4BS. Version: No longer a pub. Demolished and site remained vacant for around a decade. Now flats with commercial units on the ground floor. Previous Name(s): Market Traders.

E17: So Nice, 883/7 Lea Bridge Road, E17 9DS. Wiltshire. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. Renamed Russell's (Aug 2002) then Barlocks. Closed again 2005. Renamed Trinny's a Trinida & Tobago Wine Bar. Renamed SO NICE by August 2011. Closed and converted to a double glazing shop by October 2012. Map. Original Name: McCanns Previous Name(s): Monkey Business, Barlocks, Trinny's.

E17: Sportsman, 131 Markhouse Road, E17 8QD. Free House. Version: 2004/11. No longer a pub. Former Bass pub.Renamed Couples. Renamed again to JD's. Now (2004) the Common Gate Hotel ie no longer a pub. Previous Name(s): Couples, Common Gate Hotel.

E17: The East, 80 Brunner Road, E17 7NW. G Met Watneys. Version: 2007/06. Closed. Renamed EAST (THE), closed after fire 2007. Original Name: Prince of Wales Previous Name(s): Central Station.

E17: The Tryst, 1 Blackhorse Lane, E17 6DS. Ind Coope. Version: 2019/08. Closed. Punch, ex-Allied (Taylor Walker), closed December 2011. Planning granted Dec 2017 to demolish and replace with 50 residential units. Map. Original Name: ROYAL STANDARD.

E17: TRAP TAPROOM, Version: 2020/07. Unit 4, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street, E17 9HQ. On the same estate as Wild Card and Pillars opened in March 2018. The taproom has a huge range of bag in a box ciders plus beers, gins, natural wines, sodas & coffee. Map. .

E17: TRUMAN'S SOCIAL CLUB (Black Eagle Brewery), 1 Priestley Way, E17 6AL. Future taproom for the Truman's Brewery. Opened 4 July 2020. Version: 2020/07. Map.

E17: Victoria, 186 Hoe Street, E17 4QH. Free House. Version: 2020/09. Closed. Acquired by the Ambishus Pub Co from Regent Inns. Keg. One long T-shaped room. Pool. The once busy restaurant/tea room of Theodore Komisarjesky's Granada cinema has now become a pub. Some of the original decoration can still be seen but drinkers should try to visit the cinema foyer at least to sample the remaining delights of this early exercise in fantasy architecture. In the main cinema the original decoration with its grand Spanish features is largely intact. (JH). Closed in 2020 for site refurbishment.Map.

E17: VILLAGE, 31 Orford Road, E17 9NL. Owner now Urban Village Pub Company. Version: 2019/0. New pub that opened in 1989. Was Pearmans Pub Co, ex-Wessex Taverns. Large beer garden with heated and covered areas, a no smoking area and sofas. There are 5 cask ales, with at least two changing monthly, and 8 taps. General knowledge quiz every Tuesday from 8:30pm and a music quiz every other Thursday from 8:30pm. Map.

E17: Waltham Forest Town Hall Sports & Social Club, Town Hall Complex, Forest Road, E17. Version: 2019/03. Demolished. Production of CAMRA membership card gains entry. Closed April, the Council decided against renewing the lease.< Having closed 2016 demolished during 2018.

E17: Waltham Oak, 757 Lea Bridge Road, E17 9DZ. Punch. Version: 2013/02. No longer a pub. In 1846 it was called 'The Little Wonder'. Rebuilt in 1854. The original address was Chestnut Walk. When Lea Bridge Road was widened. Freehold £925,000 (2012). Punch, closed with planning application submitted for change of use to place of worship. Originally Ind Coope. CAMRA East London & City (ELAC) branch objected to the change of use of the pub. The owners, Faizan e Islam appealed and the appeal was heard by the planning inspector on 15 April. The appeal was won by the owners. Converted to Mosque and community which partially opened in June 2015 with other building work still ongoing. Map. Original Name: Chestnut Tree .

E17: WARRANT OFFICER, 318 Higham Hill Road, E17 5RG. Ind Coope. Version: 2013/06. Green King: IPA, Brentwood: Wild Card Jack of Clubs. This pub has been modified into a one-bar only house and tastefully decorated. Looks better inside than out. Darts. Renamed Warrant Officer. Originally HIGHAM HILL TAVERN. guest beer (e.g. Truman Runner). There are plans to install the Wild Card brewery in the pub, although currently their beers are still cuckoo-brewed at Brentwood Brewery. Map. Original Name: Higham Hill Tavern .

E17: Welcome To The Forest, 186a Hoe Street, E17 4QH. Free. Version 2020/09. Closed in 2020). A collaboration between The Old Rose & Crown, ELB and Waltham Forest Council. Two real ales are sold from ELB alongside kegs from local breweries. At other times it is a "space" available for hire and use by various groups. Map.

E17: White Swan, 84 Wood Street, E17 3HX. G Met Watneys. Version: 2006/12. No Longer a pub. Closed 2004. Converted to a betting office 2006.

E17: WILD CARD LOCKWOOD BAR-WILD CARD BREWERY TAPROOM, Unit 2, Lockwood Way. E17 5RB. Wild Card. Version: 2019/03. The brewery’s second taproom. Open Fri 5-12; Sat 12-12. Cask, keg and bottled beers from Wild Card and other micros. Renamed WILD CARD BREWERY TAPROOM. Map.

E17: WILD CARD RAVENSWOOD-WILD CARD BREWERY BARREL ROOM, Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street. E17 9HQ. Wild Card. Version: 2019/03. Brewery opened in a industrial estate near Walthamstow Village. Beers brewed on site as well as other local beers are served on gravity and in bottles. Foreign bottles are also available. Street Food vendors frequently take up residence outside. Renamed WILD CARD BREWERY BARREL ROOM. Map.

E17: William Morris, 807 Forest Road, E17 4SD. Free House. Version: 2015/12. No real ales! Former Wetherspoons free house. Formerly Cheeks American Bar. Formerly two shops. Was owned by Devenish. Cask beer discontinued. Renamed WILLIAM MORRIS, Caledonian: Deuchars IPA; guest beers. Refurbished with William Morris wallpaper. Food-orientated, live music Sat evening and jazz Sun lunchtime. Map. Original Name: Cheeks American Bar Previous Name(s): College Arms.

E17: Windmill, 20 Grosvenor Park Road, E17 9PG. Whitbread. Version: 2010/07. No longer a pub. Used as residential accommodation (bedsits), despite having planning permission (in conservation area) for 'public house' only. Now converted to residential use.

E17: Woodman, 150 Higham Place, E17 6DD. Courage. Version: 2012/06. No Longer a Pub. Enterprise, ex-Courage via Unique, converted to residential use by May 2011. Map.


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E18: Boar & Thistle , 142 Hermon Hill, E18 1QH. G Met Watneys. Version: 2019/09. No longer a pub. Renamed Wall Street Feb 95 - Keg. Renamed again to Hermans then Joe Public then Hoofers. Then a restaurant called Mojo's. Now renamed again to Ark , a fish restaurant. Closed Mondays. Sold by Ei Group to Tavern Propco earlier in 2019. Previous Name(s): Wall Street. Hermans-Fir Trees-Firs.

E18: GEORGE, 70/74 High Road, E18 2QL. Bass. Version: 2013/01. Greene King: IPA, Marstons: Sunbeam, Sharps: Doom Bar. c/o George Lane. One-bar pub with young clientele next to the cinema. Outside drinking area. Map.

E18: Mortimer's, 186/188 George Lane, E18 1AY. Free House. Version: 1999/11. No real ales New keg free house/bar. Map.

E18: Napier Arms-Lokkum, Woodford New Road, E18 2QD. Free house. Version: 2019/09. No longer a pub. Once described as a comfortable recently refurbished two bar pub with patio area. Closed in the summer (2016), future uncertain. Cem Alkan bought the site in July 2016, and has spent over £600,000 on transforming into a high-end Turkish restaurant called Lokkum. This is not going to be a night club, its a high-end restaurant, and the extra hours are just a winding-down period so we dont have to force everybody out at the same time. Now a Turkish restaurant. Ex Bass. Sold by Ei Group to Tavern Propco earlier this year (2019). Map.

E18: RAILWAY BELL, 87 George Lane, E18 1JJ. Greene King. Version: 2019/01. Fuller's: London Pride, Taylors: Landlord. Former Courage pub. Ex Spirit Group and Tanner Pub Co. Occasional live music. Darts, pool and bar balliards. Barbecues in the garden in summer. Membership Discount Scheme: 10% off real ales. Map.

E18: SLUG & LETTUCE, 184 George Lane, E18 1AY. Stonegate. Version: 2019/08. Opened June 1999. Renamed Hog's Head: Laurel, ex-Whitbread. Renamed SLUG & LETTUCE, Originally HOGSHEAD. Now Stonegate, Town & City, ex-Laurel via Bay Restaurant Group. Handpumps removed following an earlier refurb so No Real Ale. Map. Original Name: Hogshead .

E18: Woodford-Gallery, 159 High Road, E18 2PA. Wi Group ex Bass. Version: 2019/03. No longer a pub. Reopened and renamed FUNKY MOJOE by February 2010. Closed late 2014 following complaints about anti-social behaviour, permission granted for restaurant conversion. Reopened as Woodford, a resturant but closed again, reopening as LDN, another restaurant. Reopened and renamed GALLERY as a fine dining establishment. The ground floor bar has a couple of keg beers. There is also an upstairs cocktail bar. Map. Original Name: White Hart Previous Name(s): Flunky Mojo's.


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E20: BAT & BALL, Units 1110-1111, Westfield Shopping Centre, E20 1EJ. Urban Pubs & Bars. Version: 2016/01. Converted shop, opened in December, a pop-up due to stay open until early 2017. Spacious, on two levels, ping-pong theme with 12 tables. Cask beer e.g. Truman's. Plenty of London keg and bottled beers. Map.

E20: Calf, 150-152 The Street, E20 1GL. Geromino. Version: 2012/12. Closed. Young (Geronimo), closed by December 2012 following expiry of Olympics-related pop-up temporary licence. Now a vacant unit. Map.

E20: COW, 4 Chestnut Plaza, Montfichet Road,, E20 1GL. Youngs (Geronimo). Version: 2011/06. Large, brand new Youngs (Geronimo) pub, styled a Freehouse and Kitchen, opened 13 September on a corner site at the western edge of the new Westfield shopping and entertainment centre. Planting boxes and milk churns enclose a small outdoor drinking area under a canopy at the front. The ground floor bar is decorated in rustic style with large windows, bare wood-clad walls,exposed ventilation and mixture of functional benches, tables and chairs witha small 'club room' to the rear. Stairs lead up to a mezzanine level with more seating and on to an upperbar/restaurant area, offering views over the Olympic Park with Canary Wharf beyond. A large picture of a cow showing meat cuts in the form of a menu adorns the wall. Background rather intrusive 'music'.

E20: NEIGHBOURHOOD, 52-54 Celebration Avenue, E20 1DB. Faucet Inn. Version: 2015/06. Opened Nov 2014, the first of a new chain. Large high ceilinged bar/restaurant in a modern residential development on the site of the Olympic Athletes Village, with bar counteralong one side and open kitchen at rear. 4 cask beers, e.g. Adnams, Greene King, OHanlon. Open 11-11 Mon-Thu, 11-1 Fri, 9-1 Sat, 9-11 Sun. Map.

E20: TAP EAST, 7 International Square, Montfichet Road, E20 1ET. Version: 2011/12. Tap East: East End Mild., Tap East: James Wilson Bitter, Tap East: Coffee in the Morning. A permanent bar has now replaced the temporary one and an in-house 2.5 barrel brewery is now installed at the rear. Six handpumps dispense varying real ales from in-house and other micros.House brewed beers include Tap East: East End Mild, JWB and London Extra; +guest beers (e.g. Dark Star and Oakham).


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EC1: 32, 32 Hall Street, EC1V 7NA. Free House. Version: 2017/12. No Longer a pub. Closed by 2011 and used as a furniture store. Flats by August 2015. Map. Original Name: Oakley Arms Previous Name(s): Jack Beard's.

EC1: Albion, 63 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5NP. Free House. Version: 2017/12. No real ales! Renamed Las Bravas, a bar and restaurant. Renamed ANEXO by April 2005. Closed and demolished by January 2013 along with the whole Turnmills corner complex. In 2016 became a bar/restaurant called Albion. Original Name: Turnmills Previous Name(s): Las Bravas, Anexo.

EC1: All Bar One, 91/93 Charterhouse Street, EC1M 6HL. Bass (M&B). Version: 2009/07. No Longer a pub. New pub opened in 2004. Open 11.30-11 Mon-Fri only. Converted to Groucho restaurant with small bar but no draught beer; delete from pub database. Map.

EC1: Amwell Arms, 68 Amwell Street, EC1R 1UU. Sybaritic Holdings. Version: 2018/04. Renamed FILTHY McNASTIES WHISKEY CAFE.Original features made it a gem. Reverted to FOUNTAIN, still subtitled (WHISKEY CAFE). Lease taken over in 2013 by Handmade pubs, who also run the Fox EC2, Tufnell Park Tavern N7 and Railway, Teddington. Renamed SIMMONS in August, latest outlet for the eponymous cocktail chain. Punch Taverns,ex Ind Coope. Latest incarnation didnt last long. Taken over in 2016 by community pub chain Winnicott and renamed AMWELL ARMS. Closed July 2017 and all five Winnicott pubs are on the market August 2017. Reopened by Sybaritic Holdings as GEORGE & MONKEY. Cask beer restored, up to three.cask beers. Map. Original Name: Fountain Previous Name(s): FILTHY MCNASTIES WHISKEY CAFÉ-Simmons.

EC1: ANGEL, 73 City Road, EC1Y 1BD. Orchid. Version: 2015/07. Fuller's: London Pride, Sharps: `Doom Bar. Now Orchid, ex- Taylor Walker via Spirit. A delightful one-bar pub which will send your food and drinks up to you to the upstairs restaurant that doubles as a function room. Hot meals at lunchtimes and by request in the eveningsAmong those bought from Orchid in 2014, now one of the Castle unbranded pubs. Map.

EC1: ARGYLE, 1 Greville Street, EC1N 8PQ. Castle (Stonegate). Version: 2012/06. Sharp: Doom Bar, Greene King: IPA. An unusual feature of this pub is the upstairs patio garden which overlooks the market. Children welcome. Two function rooms and arestaurant which is open at lunchtimes only. Darts. Renamed ARGYLE after refurbishment by Stonegate and branded Classic Inns, range Sharp; Doom Bar; +2 guest beers (e.g. Redemption; Sambrook). Map. Original Name: KING OF DIAMONDS Previous Name(s): King Of Diamonds.

EC1: ARTILLERY ARMS, 102 Bunhill Row, EC1Y 8ND. Fuller's. Version: 2019/05. Fuller's,: London Pride, Fuller's: ESB, Fuller's: Chiswick, Fuller's: Discover. Small ex-Hanbury Buxton Truman pub. Very keen darts house. A tradition of live piano on Wednesday evenings with jazz on Friday night. There is food at all sessions and a feature is roast Sunday lunch. Members’ discount confirmed as 15% off real ales.Map.

EC1: Artisan Of Clerkenwel, 53-54 St Johns Square, EC1V 4JL. Green King. Version: 2020/20. Closed. Opened June 2004 by Large Bar pub group. Open all permitted hours. A spacious Bar & Restaurant in modern style on two floors with exposed ducting, inherited by Greene King from Capital Pub Co in 2011. JL. Closed - not going to reopen under Greene King management.Map. Original Name: Priory Previous Name(s): Priory.

EC1: B@1, 348 Old Street, EC1V 9NQ. Free House. Version: 2016/08. No real ales! Free House opened Nov 2003 in former printworks premises. Closed a few years ago, since 2010 its been a Be At One bar with no draught beer. Map. Original Name: Legion .

EC1: Babuska, 25-27 Farringdon Road, EC1M 3HA. Regent Inns. Version: 2013/03. No longer a pub. Opened October 1998. Seems to be a restaurant now. Renamed BABUSKA. Closed. Quite a trendy vodka bar recently repossessed by the bailiffs. Great building on the outside and characterless inside.see http://www.derelictlondon.com/central-london.html. Converted to a Boots store by November 2012. Map. Original Name: FARRINGDON BARS Previous Name(s): Mynt.

EC1: Barsmith, 20 St John Street, EC1M 4AY. Bramwell. Version: 2020/11. Closed. New bar. Renamed Gate in 1996. Reverted to LONGROOM by April 2013. Now Bramwell, ex-Barracuda. Bought last year from the administrators of Bramwell Pub Co, now renamed BARSMITH, the first of a new cocktail & craft beer chain. Closed for refurbishment until early 2020. Closed for refurbishment in Dec 2019 - still a building site Oct 2020. Map. Original Name: Longroom Previous Name(s): Gate.

EC1: Barley Mow, 50 Long Lane, EC1A 9EJ. Whitbread. Version: 2011/12. No Longer a pub. Reopened. Now Free, ex-Whitbread. Free, closed again and to let. Converted to restaurant use now closed and disused. Map.

EC1: Barley Mow-Apulia, 50 Long Lane, EC1A 9EJ. Whitbread. Version: 1985/07. No longer a pub. Long narrow cosy up-market pub opposite Smithfield Market. Lunches. Closed in 2008 reopening the following year as a restaurant which closed shortly afterwards. Now (2014) Apulia restaurant. Original Name: Barley Mow Previous Name(s): Hogshead.

EC1: Bavarian Beerhouse, 190/196 City Road, EC1V 2QH. Free House. Version: 2019/09. Closed. Renamed Bavarian Beerhouse, H removed. Sold by Davys and now a Free House/Bavarian basement bar and restaurant. Bare floors, long tables and benches. German food including lunchtime specials. Waitress service only. Closed. Building being developed. Currently for lease via DCL since July 2019.Map. Original Name: Colonel Jaspers .

EC1: BEERHAWK, 638 Charterhouse Street, EC1M 6JH. Version: 2019/04. Reopened after a long closure as BEERHAWK, a bar and Bottle shop with 12 keg lines and 2 cask ales. Card sales only.
EC1: BETSEY TROTWOOD, 56 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3BL. Shepherd Neame. Version: 2008/12. Shepherd Neame: Bishops Finger, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire, Shepherd Neame: Master Brew. Formerly the Butchers Arms and latterly the Betsey after the Dickens character in David Copperfield. Wine bar, and function room which is available for small parties etc. Hours: 11.30 - 11.00 Monday to Friday# closed Saturday but open normal Sunday hours.Darts. Cooked meals lunchtimes. Good to see a small brewer who is not frightened of the gust beer (currently Harveys Best) policy. Map. Original Name: Butchers Arms & Betsey .

EC1: Bilbo Baggins Beer & Banjo Empor-Baileys, 122 Newgate Street, EC1A 7AA. Version: 1997/06. No longer a pub. No longer a pub. 1997. Estate Agent after being Piranh. Previous Name(s): Baileys.

EC1: BISHOPS FINGER, 89-10 West Smithfield, EC1A 9JR. Shepherd Neame. Version: 2004/11. Shepherd Neame: Master Brew, Shepherd Neame: Bishops Finger, Shepherd Neame: Best Bitter. Also known as the Rutland. Large one bar pub withupstairs restaurant/function room. Name recalls that which used to be given in Kent to signposts shaped like an index finger. Largest and clearest price list we've ever seen# no doubt here what you are paying# no need to hide the area's cheapest pints outside of happy hours. Darts. Snacks at all times with cooked meals at lunchtime. Open 11.30-10. 30 Monday to Friday. Sat 11.30-3. Closed Sun eves. Map. Original Name: Rutland .

EC1: Blacksmith & The Toffee Maker-DAME ALICE OWEN, 292 St John Street, EC1V 4PA. Originally G Met Watneys. Version: 2019/07. Renamed BULL. Then Queen Boadica, BOADICEA, then BLACKSMITH & THE TOFFEE MAKER. Reopened and renamed DAME ALICE OWEN who was born 1547 the daughter of an Islington innkeeper. Married three times, first to a Master Brewer, then a Mercer and lastly a Judge, She survived them all and as a rich widow was in the position to help her the most in need of Islington. She established ten almshouses for poor widows and a free school which is still going strong to this day. Five hand pumps - 4 cask ales and a cider. Regular beer is Watney's Pale Ale. Map. Original Name: New Red Lion Previous Name(s): Bull, Queen Boadica.

EC1: BLEEDING HEART TAVERN, 19 GrevilleStreet, EC1N 8SB. Free House. Version: 1999/11. Adnams: Bitter. Opened Dec 1998. 11-11 Mon-Fri only. The Tavern and Dining Room serves dining customers only until the end of lunchtime. Customers who wish to just drink are only served after lunch. This is any time between 2:30pm and 3:30 pm depending on how busy the lunchtime dining trade is. Map.

EC1: Blue Angel, 415 City Road, EC1V 1NP. Allied Breweries. Version: 1992/00. Pub demolished Demolished August 1988. Demolished for new development part of which is now the Brewhouse & Kitche. Original Name: Blue Coat Boy .

EC1: Brewdog, 45-47 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5RS. Free House. Version: 2016/01. No Real Ales! New keg bar. Renamed GIANT ROBOT in 2010. Now a bar cafe deli diner, still no real ale. Was a restaurant Thai Rapid. Reopened in 2015 initially as FOURTEENTH COLONIE(sic) and then in December taken over by BREWDOG and renamed accordingly, their sixth London outlet. No cask beer. Map. Original Name: Match Previous Name(s): Giant Robot.

EC1: BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN THE ARK, Torrent Street, EC1V 1NQ. Orchid. Version: 2019/05. New pub replacing one on the same site. Opened late 1991? The original pub was named the Blue Coat Boy with a 20 foot high figure depicted in the tiles fronting the pub. Renamed BRB at the Ark, run by Punch Taverns.Was taken over by Black Pub Co, not among those sold to M&B. Renamed in October as BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN, first London outlet of a new chain. Brew-pub with kit formerly used at the Botanist in Kew. Up to eight of their cask beers on handpump, plus sixteen keg beers and forty bottles. Long standing Members’ discount added: 10% off real ales. Map. Original Name: Blue Coat Boy Previous Name(s): Blue Angel, BRB At The Ark.

EC1: BRITANNIA, 94 Ironmonger Row, EC1V 3QR. Whitbread. Version: 1996/04. A-B InBev: Flowers IPA. The present building dates from 1939. Range (Mar 96) Pedigree, Brakspear Bitter, Boddington, London Pride plus a guest beer (was Tolly Cobbold IPA). Live music Friday, Saturday and Sunday are the attractions in this pub with a circular bar where the origiriginal doorways to the snug and saloon remain. Cooked meals lunchtime and snacks are available in this friendly local. Map.

EC1: BUTCHER'S HOOK & CLEAVER, 60/63 West Smithfield , EC1A 9DY. Fuller's. Version: 2004/11. Fuller's,: London Pride,, Fuller's: Chiswick. New Fuller's Ale & Pie House opened November 1999 on the corner of Cloth Fair. ESB plus two seasonal beers. Food til 9pm. Open 07.30 for breakfast - 11pm Mon-Fri only Map.

EC1: Café Med, 370 St John Street, EC1. Free House. Version: 2000/11. No longer a pub. New bar in former pub (many moons ago, the New Clown and originally Clown). Now a resturant renamed The Gate. It was also named the Mediteranean Kitchen.

EC1: Canvas, 1 Vince Street, EC1V 9HB. G Met Watneys. Version: 2017/08. Closed. Renamed NELSON'S RETREAT. Formerly the Gluepot. Reopened as CANVAS BAR, also addressed at 235 Old St. Closed by March 2017, reopened in September as the eighth CRAFT BEER CO. Eight cask beers. Over twenty keg beers and over 200 bottles and cans. Map. Original Name: Gluepot Previous Name(s): Murphys Tavern, Nelsons Retreat.

EC1: Carvan, 11/13 Exmouth Street, EC1R 4QD. Free House. Version: 2012/06. No real ales New keg bar. Renamed Carvan in 2010. Primarily a restaurant with a small bar area. Still no real ale. Original Name: Al's.

EC1: CASTLE, 34 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6DB. Bass. Version: 1992/02. Marston's: Draught Bass. Large busy semi-circular bar: a pawnbroker's sign and a large painting commemorate a former licensee of this pub lending George IV money for a bet, some of which he accepted as reward the right to practise as a pawnbroker which of course has not been used for many years. Darts, pool and function room. Snacks at all times and cooked food lunchtime . Open 11-11 Monday to Friday but closed weekends. Map.

EC1: Central St Bar, 169 Central Street, EC1V 8AU. Whitbread. Version: 2014/12. No longer apub. Renamed Central St Bar in 2005. Closed and demolished in 2012 and replaced by flats. Map. Original Name: British Lion .

EC1: Chiswell Street Dining Rooms, 56 Chiswell Street, EC1Y 4SA. ETM Group. Version: 1986/00. Reopened and renamed CHISWELL STREET DINING ROOMS, a modern British restaurant and cocktail bar operated by ETM Group with keg beers. Original Name: St Pauls Tavern .

EC1: Chiswell Street Vaults, 58 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 4XX. Whitbread. Version: 1986/00. No longer a pub. Demolished c.1986 and replaced with Pentagon Building. The description in the 1983 guide read: Whitbreads' showpiece pub and wine bar in converted cellars, with sawdust covered floors and candlelight. Cold food at all times/Restaurant at lunchtime/Function room. It sold WHITBREAD WETHERED, WHITBREAD FLOWERS ORIGINAL, TUSKER, WINTER WARMER (WINTER).

EC1: Cicada, 132-136 St John Street, EC1V 4JT. Free House. Version: 2015/09. No longer apub. New keg bar. Closed 2013/4, now a restaurant. Map.

EC1: CITY PRIDE, 28 Farringdon Lane, EC1R 3AU. Fuller's. Version: 1992/02. Fuller's: Chiswick, Fuller's: London Pride, Fuller's ESB. Formerly the White Swan (Charrington), a Toby house bought by Fuller's and expanded to take on neighbouring premises. Bright and friendly. Function room with dartboard. Food at all times including Sunday. Open all permitted hours. Map. Original Name: White Swan .

EC1: CLERK & WELL, 156 Clerkenwell Road, EC1R 5DU. Enterprise. Version: 2012/06. Calendonian: Deuchers IPA, Wychwood: Brakspear Oxford Gold. Function room. Ex-Watney. Enterprise, ex-Unique, previously leased to Massive and now relet. +occasional guest beer. Renamed CLERK & WELL by November 2010. Map. Original Name: DUKE OF YORK .

EC1: Clerkenwell & Social, 2 St John's Square, EC1M 4DE. Marylebone Leisure Group. Version: 2016/01. No real Ales! Renamed No.2 the Square, The Square and (Dec 95) BLAKES. Renamed the BEAR. Enterprise, ex-Whitbread via a spell leased to Geronimo Inns, H removed. Lease taken over in 2014 by Marylebone Leisure Group. Renamed CLERKENWELL & SOCIAL in May 2015, concentrating on cocktails and pizza. Cask beer discontinued. Map. Original Name: COACH & HORSES Previous Name(s): Bear.

EC1: Cloak & Habit, 55/63 Goswell Road, EC1. Free House. Version: 2003/11. No longer a pub. Opened March 1995 having being closed for some time. Previously called Oceans. Closed 1999.Was Oceans/Morgans Diner. Closed March 1994, re-opened March 1995 and renamed. Closed again but reopened as a tapas bar and restaurant Meson Los Barriles. Now a cafe. Original Name: Oceans.

EC1: Coach & Horses, 26/28 Ray Street, EC1R 3DJ. Punch Taverns,ex Ind Coope. Version: 2015/09. Closed Freehold sold for £2.8m to Ducalian Capital - "complete refurbishment" planned. Victorian pub closed in July 2015 while upstairs is converted to flats. Eventually reopened in January 2018 by Holborn Leisure as their second gastropub, name shortened to COACH. Adnams Ghost Ship and Timothy Taylor Landlord. Map.

EC1: Coin Laundry, 70 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QP. Free House. Version: 2016/01. No real ales! Formerly Youngs. Was closed in October 2002. Reopened as Don Pedro as tapas/free house/cocktail/restaurant with no real ale. Spanish or Jamaican lager anyone? Renamed Coco a Caribbean Bar and Cocktail Lounge.Renamed Cottons. Closed and boarded in March 2015. Reopened by Urban Leisure in November and renamed COIN LAUNDRY. Modern decor retaining original tiling on one wall. Drinkers welcome in basement. No cask beer. Map. Original Name: London Spa Previous Name(s): Don Pedro, Coco, Cottons.

EC1: Compton's Bar & Bistro, 64 Compton Street, EC1V 0BN. Free House. Version: 2013/12. No longer a pub. Ex Grand Met, renamed Compton's Bar & Bistro (1996). Closed by July 2012. Residential planning application approved July 2012. Map. Original Name: Harrow .

EC1: CORNER BAR, 125 Central Street, EC1V 8AP. Free House. Version: 2019/03. Former Charrington pub becoming free in 1993. Cask beer restored after well over a decade. Closed a few years ago. Renamed (2016?) Corner Bar with Fuller's London Pride, Timothy Taylor's Landlord but no now real ale. 3 handpumps unused. Map. Original Name: Bulls Head Previous Name(s): Monaghans.

EC1: CRAFT BEER CO, 82 Leather Lane, EC1N 7TR. Craft Beer Co. Version: 2011/12. Kent Brewery: Clerkenwell Pale, Greene King: Abbot,. Former Charrington pub became GK in 1993. Has a most unusual mirrored ceiling. Sixteen handpumps dispense Clerkenwell Pale (3.7% house ale) from the new Kent Brewery plus 14 varying real ales from microbreweries Open 11-11 Mon-Sat, closed Sun. Map. Original Name: CLOCK HOUSE .

EC1: Crown & Woolpack, 394 St John Street, EC1V 4NJ. Courage. Version: 2008/12. No longer a pub. Was a Japanese restaurant in 1995. Converted to retail use. Hairdresser. .

EC1: CROWN TAVERN, 43 Clerkenwell Green, EC1R 0EB. Bass (M&B). Version: 2009/07. Fuller's,: London Pride, Taylors: Landlord. Look for the snob screens. Restaurant double s as a function room. Opens Monday to Friday 11.30-11. Saturday 12-11. Closed Sunday. Now believed to be owned by Bass. Beer range varies. Map.

EC1: Darbucka, 182-6 St John Street, EC1V 4JZ. Free House. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. New keg bar. Renamed Mint, later Darbucka before being converted into a sandwich shop. Map. Original Name: Bar Rock Previous Name(s): Mint.

EC1: DEUX BEERS CAFE BAR, 3 Hatton Wall, EC1N 8HX. Punch Taverns. Version: 2009/07. Fuller's,: London Pride, Adnams: Broadside. Snacks at all times and hot food lunchtime and on request in the evenings. Function room available. Open Monday to Friday 11-11. Closed weekends. Renamed Deux Beers Cafe Bar (2000). Now Punch (leased to ETM), ex-Bass. Map. Original Name: HAT & TUN .

EC1: Dovetail, 9 Jerusalem Passage, EC1V 4JP. Free House. Version: 1999/11. No real ales New keg bar selling 7 Belgian draught beers.Open 12-10 Mon-Fri only.

EC1: DRAFT HOUSE FARRINGDON, 55 Charterhouse Street. Draft House. Version: 2019/06. Re-opened 30th November 2018 following a refurbishment. Three cask beers available along with many keg beers from Brewdog and others. Offers CAMRA members 50p pint discount. Website: https://www.drafthouse.co.uk/locations/farringdon. Map.

EC1: DRAFT HOUSE OLD STREET-BREWDOG AF OLD STREET, 211 Old Street, EC1V 9NR. Draft House. Version: 2020/01. Opened in May, in the new Bower development. Converted to BREWDOG AF OLD STREET the AF standing for alcohol free - all beers served are sub 0.5%. Map.

EC1: Drum & Monkey, 167 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JT. Whitbread. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. Formally the British Queen. Closed April 2000. Now part of the YMCA. Original Name: British Queen .

EC1: Duke of Wellington, 21/25 Lever Street, EC1V 3QU. Ind Coope. Version: 2002/11. No longer a pub. Closed July 2000, demolished October 2002

EC1: Dust, 27 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5RN. Free House. Version: 2013/12. No longer a pub. New keg bar. Now workshop coffee company. Cafe/Bar with no draught beer.

EC1: EAGLE, 159 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3AL. Free House. Version: 2017/08 B&T: Shefford, Greene King: Ruddles Best. The guest beer seems to regularly come from Hackney Brewery. Free house once with a bottle tie to Watney. The food is based on European Farmhouse style. Upstairs is an art gallery. Open noon to 11pm Monday to Friday. Closed weekends. Map.

EC1: EXMOUTH ARMS, 23 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QL. Barworks. Version: 2019/07. Now a free house, ex Courage. The 4 changing guest beers may come, for example, from East London, Magic Rock, Skinner and Triple fff breweries. Barworks, ex-Pubs n Bars in 2011.Ei Group sold to ICL PENSION TRUST, still operated by Barworks. Map.

EC1: Fable, 52 Holborn Viaduct, EC1A 2FD. Drake & Morgan. Version: 2016/01. Fullers: London Pride. No real ales! New literature-and-flowers themed Drake & Morgan modern-style bar and restaurantopened in January 2014. Cask beer discontinued, handpump removed. Map.

EC1: Fence, 67/69 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6BP. Fuller's. Version: 2006/12. No real ales No real ale, handpump unused. New Fuller's cafe-bar that opened in February 2000. Open 12-11 Mon-Fri only. Renamed Fence but still keg. Map. Original Name: One of 2 .

EC1: FOX & ANCHOR, 115 Charterhouse Street, EC1M 6AA. Bass (M&B). Version: 2011/06. This pub has an exceptional frontage where the name has been worked into the wall and floor in a most unusual style. It can be seen that the central windows have been doors possibly indicating that this was a three bar pub. Restaurant/function room.Open Monday to Friday 6am-3pm. Closed weekends. Now believed to be owned by Bass. Now has five guests (e.g. Adnams, Purity, Sharps (c£3.90/pint). Map.

EC1: George IV, 39 Goswell Road, EC1V 7EQ. Courage. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Demolished January 1990.

EC1: Gibson, 44 Old Street, EC1V 9AQ. Free House. Version: 2016/01. No longer a pub. Closed Feb 1995. Ex Whitbread now free. Re-opened (Feb 96) as a free house. Closed 2006. 2011 Renamed IL CICCHETTO an Italian bar with keg beers, cocktails and DJs in the evening. Closed in 2015, now Gibson, a cocktail bar with no draught beer. Original Name: Chequers Previous Name(s): IL CICCHETTO.

EC1: Golden Hind, 58 Old Street, EC1V 9AJ. Free House. Version: 2011/12. No longer a pub. Formerly the Vertical Refreshment Co. and Golden Hind. Renamed Play. Converted to Nomad night club in August 2010. Map. Previous Name(s): Central Bar, Play.

EC1: GREEN, 29 Clerkenwell Green, EC1R 0DU. Davys Free House. Version: 2005/05. Fuller's: London Pride, Taylors: Landlord. Opened Dec 2004 in former restaurant. Food lunchtime and eves. Function room. Map.

EC1: Green Man & Still, 161 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JL. Free House. Version: 2008/12. No longer a pub. Ex Courage. Is now a free house subtitled MCLOUGHLINS. Now converted to coffee shop called Fix. Map.

EC1: GRIFFIN, 125 Clerkenwell Road, EC1R 5DL. G Met Watneys. Version: 1992/02. Greene King: Ruddles Best. Stands on the site of Reid's Griffin Brewery. Two bar pub with darts and pool. Tongue-and-groove panelling give this pub a particular welcoming atmosphere. Live music at weekends. Darts and pool. Food at all times. Open all permitted hours. Map.

EC1: Grill on the Market, 2-3 West Smithfield, EC1A 9JX. Living Ventures. Version: 2019/01. No real ales! Renamed GRILL ON THE MARKET, still one of their Blackhouse chain. Closed for financial reasons. Map. Original Name: Smithfield Bar & Grill .

EC1: GUNMAKERS, 13 Eyre Street Hill, EC1R 5ET. Punch. Version: 2018/04. Taylors: Landlord. Cat swinging still not practical. Clerkenwell's heritage of world renowned clockmakers who in some instances manufactured gun mechanisms is remembered in this delightful pub.. Dropped the Arms. Now sells four real ales. Beer range varies but often includes Taylor: Landlord and Theakston: Old Peculier? Visited 9/11/2017 had only two handpumps with one beer on. Now it's 'nightclub lighting' and loud throbbing music -- certainly not a 'quiet pub'! Map. Original Name: Gunmakers Arms .

EC1: HAND & SHEARS, 1 Middle Street, EC1A 7JA. Trust Inns. Version: 2009/12. Wells & Young's: Courage Best Bitter, Adnams: Bitter, Wadworth: 6X. This pub was closed late 1990 for six months whilst supportive repairs were made to this listed building. Panelling had to be takenout and replaced. The standard of work was very high and to a casual glance no changes are visible except for a short door. There is now an upstairs bar in the restaurant/function room bringing the total of bars to four. Darts. Now Trust Inns, ex-S&N. Map.

EC1: HARLEQUIN, 27 Arlington Way, EC1R 1UY. Ascot Estates. Version: 2019/11. Fuller's,: London Pride, Taylors: Landlord. Hot and cold snacks at all times bar Sunday.Look carefully and note many original features. Open Monday to Saturday 11.30-3 and 5.15-11.30 and Sunday lunchtime only. Try celebrity spotting here. Recognised for its historic pub interior of some regional importance.Map.

EC1: Hat & Feather, 2 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PQ. Ind Coope. Version: 2019/08. Closed Closed in 2011 but not previously reported, for building works to extend the next-door hotel into upstairs. Sold by MAURICE LIMITED (Jersey) to PACE TRUSTEES LIMITED June 2019 Still closed. Map.

EC1: Hogshead, 171-176 Aldersgate Street, EC1A 4JA. Laurel. Version: 2011/12. No longer a pub. New outlet that opened in March 2001 in former office block. Renamed SLUG & LETTUCE.Bay Restaurant Group, ex-Laurel, closed by January 2010..Now converted to English Pig restaurant. Previous Name(s): Slug & Lettuce.

EC1: HOPE, 94 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6BH. Bermondsey Pub Co.. Version: 2017/04. Adnams: Broadside, Caledonian: Deuchars IPA, Harveys: Sussex Bitter. c1855,bowed and curved, etched windows, silver in laid mirrors mark move of live animal market to Caledonian Market. Built as an inn during the days between the medieval and modern market in an area which was then parkland. It is alleged that the pub was erected over the Path of Hope leading to a sanctuary church, which condemned prisoners from Newgate Prison were led, they received a last miniute reprieve. Ex Inntrepreneur, G Met Watney, Enterprise, ex- Unique. Closed earlier in 2016, transferred to Bermondsey Pub Co managed division and reopened. Map.

EC1: Horns, 262/4 Old Street, EC1V 9DD. S&NPC. Version: 2011/12. Wells & Young's: Wells Bombardier. No real ales! Renamed Horns. Now a strip and lap dancing bar with free entrance.Now Capital Pub Co. Map. Original Name: LORD NELSON Previous Name(s): Bar Acquarium.

EC1: HORSESHOE, 24 Clerkenwell Close, EC1R 0AT. Courage. Version: 2017/12. Greene King,: IPA, Sharp: Cornish Coaster. Many original features. Function room and garden. Visited 9/11/2017 had two beers, UBU Purity and Bombardier Pale Ale. A keen darts pub. Map.

EC1: Horseshoe & Magpie, 5 Topham Street, EC1R 5HU. Version: 1997/06. No longer a pub. Ex Grand Met Watneys. Never sold real ale and closed before the 1991 beer guide was published.

EC1: INNS OF COURT, 18 High Holborn, EC1N 2LE. Fuller's. Version: 2016/06F. uller's,: London Pride, Fuller's: Chiswick,, Fuller's: ESB, :: , . New pub opened Sept 93. Refurbished and renamed INNS OF COURT in 2015. Still an Ale & Pie house but another of the original pie-themed names has gone. Map. Original Name: Melton Mowbray .

EC1: Jacomo's, 86/89 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6BP. Bass. Version: 2018/04. No longer a pub. Renamed Jacomo's (May 96), was a cafe style bar, keg . No longer a pub. Was Eatery called EAT. Now Flipside a vegan takeaway restaurant. Original Name: Blue Posts.

EC1: JERUSALEM TAVERN, 55 Britton Street, EC1M 5UQ. St Peters Brewe. Version: 1996/04. St Peter's: Mild, St Peter's: Best Bitter, St Peter's: Golden Ale. Opened 28th October 1996 at noon. Seasonal beers. St Peters Brewerys only pub in London, Map.

EC1: Joint & Gem, Cowcross Street, EC1. G Met Watneys. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. The buffet bar of Farringdon Station has changed use. Itr was Treats, likely a sandwich shop in 2008.

EC1: JUGGED HARE, 49 Chiswell Street, EC1Y 4SA. ETM. Version: 2012/06. Adnams: Bitter, East London.: Foundation Bitter, Redemption: Trinity, Sambrook:Junction. Was Greene King, ex- Whitbread (Hawkins & Co) via Laurel. Reopened after four years closure and renamed JUGGED HARE in March after major refurbishment by ETM Group, ex-Greene King. .Beers may vary. The Grade II- listed building was formerly part of the adjacent Whitbread Brewery complex. A small bar area for drinkers at the front features a cased taxidermy display and stags head. A large dining room at rear has open-to-view kitchen specialising in roasted and grilled game, meat, fish and shellfish. The basement houses a walk-in wine room to select favourite wines and a private function room also used for wine tasting. White decor with oak timber flooring, exposed ceramic tiles and some original brass ironmongery from the Whitbread brewery. Sambrooks have brewed a special Jugged Hare pale ale (4.2%) in bottles available at the pub. Open 11- 11 Mon-Wed, 11-midnight Thu-Sat and 12-10.30 Sun. Food 12-3.30/6-10.30 Mon-Fri, 12-4/6-10.30 Sat, 12-9.30 Sun. Map. Original Name: Kings Head .

EC1: Kings Arms, 18 Moreland Street, EC1V 8BB. Banks & Taylor. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Former Charrington pub. Once a superb two bar pub. All original glass and tiles in entrance to saloon bar with darts, pool. Demolished and replaced by flats.

EC1: Knights, 54 Holborn Viacuct, EC1. Free House. Version: 2008/07. Pub demolished Renamed O'Neill's, Mr David's Bar, Restaurant and Tapas. Renamed School Dinners.Demolished 2007. Previous Name(s): Terry Neills Sports Bar, Mr Davids, School D.

EC1: Lady Owen Arms, 285 Goswell Road, EC1V 7NT. Ind Coope. Version: 1998/03. No longer a pub. The pub's name came from Lady Alice Owen, a noted local benefactor in Tudor times. No longer really a public house as it is a music venue which charges an admission charge. Demolished 1998 and replaced by flats. A campus of City and Islington College now occupies the sit.

EC1: Langton Arms, 1 Norman Street, EC1V 3PQ. Bass. Version: 1999/02. No longer a pub. Reputed to be 150 years old. Near site of Langton Gates, hence the name. Once very much a locals' pub and friendly with it. Lunchtime meals, snacks. Darts. Function room. Now (1999) converted to flats.

EC1: LAMB & TROTTER, 6 Little Britain, EC1A 7BX. HM Establishment Ltd. Version: 2018/08. Opened late 1996. Renamed PAVILION. Now Porter Black Holdings. Renamed again to NYLON. Handpumps removed.Was Rocco' Italian restaurant. No real ale. A Free House/bar in former Italian restaurant premises. Was Spectator. Renamed Sept 2014, LE PARIS GRILL (ST PAULS), second branch of a chain. Still no cask beer. It is now (Feb 2017) derelict with amount of uncollected mail on the floor. Reopened in by 2018 Hearth Hospitality as LAMB & TROTTER. Cask beer introduced, e.g. Sharp’s. Map. Original Name: Spectator Previous Name(s): Rocco,Pavillion, Nylon, Poets Corner.

EC1: Leopard, 33 Seward Street, EC1V 3PA. Free House. Version: 2002/05. No longer a pub. There has been a pub on this site since 1740. Has been demolished. Ten flats built on the site. .

EC1: LMNTII, 46 Percival Street, EC1V 0HS. Bass. Version: 2008/07. Demolished Punch, ex-Bass, renamed simply SHAKESPEARES by April 2005 and by October 2007 converted to LMNT II restaurant. Demolished in 2012. Map. Original Name: Shakespeares Head Previous Name(s): Shakespeares.

EC1: London Apprentice, 333 Old Street, EC1V 9LE. Free House. Version: 2019/11. Closed. Reopened and renovated as a pub after 15 years. Was converted to a nightclub 333 Club by 2000. Reopened and renovated as a pub after 15 years. Cask beer discontinued, handpumps removed. Closed for redevelopment . Previous Name(s): 333 Club.

EC1: Lord Nelson, 17 Mora Street, EC1V 8BT. G Met Watneys. Version: 2003/05. No longer a pub. Former strippers pub turned into flats. Named Lord Nelson Court.Once a noted stripper house lunchtimes and every evening except Sunday. DJ every night also except Sunday because the pub is closed. Snacks available at all times from four bars. Pool has a bar for itself away from the other distractions. Converted to flats. In 2001(?) .

EC1: LORD RAGLAN, 61 St Martin's-le-Grand, EC1A 4ER. Spirit. Version: 2011/12. Fuller's: London Pride, Greene King: OSH, Sharp: Doom Bar, Youngs:London Gold: Called the Bush and then the Mourning Bush until its reconstruction in 1855. Multibar pub with eating and drinking on about four levels. This pub was once entitled to open 24 hours a day by royal edict after the landlord opened to King Charles II in the early hours of the morning. The present name is in memory of a hero of the Crimean War. Now Spirit (branded Taylor Walker), ex-S&N. Map.

EC1: Masque, 1 Long Lane, EC1A 9HA. Free House. Version: 2015/08. No longer a pub. New keg bar. Converted to a Pret a Manger. Original Name: Extra Time .

EC1: MASQUE HAUNT, 168/172 Old Street, EC1V 9BP. Wetherspoons. Version: 1992/03. Opened December 1994. Wetherspoons Free House on the site of former pub White Hart. Map.

EC1: Metropolitan Tavern, 95 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3BT. Free House. Version: 1992/00. Pub demolished Large one bar corner pub with tilework picture of the Lady Mary leaving St John's Gate (Clerkenwell) to visit Edward VI in 1550.D emolished 1988.

EC1: YE OLDE MITRE TAVERN, Ely Court, EC1N 6SJ. Fuller's. Version: 2009/07. Fuller's: London Pride, Fuller's: Discovery. Ask for the handout on the history of the pub. Darts are played upstairs and hot and cold food at all times. Function room and outside drinking area. No music. Acquired by Fullers from Punch (Spirit) in April 2009. Map.

EC1: Muprhi's, 102/108 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5SA. Free House. Version: 2015/08. No longer a pub. Renamed Honkers American Bar & Diner. Renamed again to Bar 108 and then Zyrus. Now Muprhi's. Closed by December 2012. Seems to be the home of Chiltern St Studio http://www.chilternstreetstudio.com/ Map. Original Name: Burgundy Bens Previous Name(s): Honkers, Bar 108, Zyrus, .

EC1: New Market-Bird of Smithfield, 26 Smithfield Street, EC1A 9LB. Free. Version: 2019/01. No real ales! Was the Frog & Fiddle for a while. Renamed 26 SMITHFIELD. Now Punch, ex-Bass. No real ale. Renamed Bird of Smithfield still no real ale. Leased by FRESHWATER PUB CO LIMITED and operated by Golden Brick Pubs Limited owned by Steve Cox of Faucet Inns. Map. Original Name: Newmarket Hotel Previous Name(s): 26 Smithfield.

EC1: New Red Lion, 273 City Road, EC1V 1LA. Free House. Version: 2015/06. No longer a pub. Formerly the City Arms (Charrington). Renamed PROGRESS BAR then OFFSIDE then New Red Lion. Closed, boarded up and painted white.Closed at the start of 2013, converted 2014 to a Co-op. Map. Original Name: City Arms Previous Name(s): Stick & Weasel, Progress Bar, Offside..

EC1: OLD CHINA HAND, 8 Tysoe Street, EC1R 4RQ. Free House. Version: 2009/07. Four varying guest beers including those from O'Hanlons, Sharps, Oakham etc. Acquired by new owner originally from Hong Kong, hence the name change. Retains light and airy cream décor. Screen for sport.Late licence up to 2am Mon-Fri. Opens 12 Sat/Sun. Was renamed OLD GRINGO for a short period in 2008 with a Mexican theme but has now reverted to its previous name. Darts. Map. Original Name: Three Crowns Previous Name(s): O'Hanlons, Mulligan's.

EC1: OLD FOUNTAIN, 3 Baldwin Street, EC1 9NU. Free. Version: 2012/06. Fuller's: London Pride. This 200 year old pub may well get its name from a local well or fountain in an area that was noted for underground rivers. The old style of the pub has been well keptup and there is a preservation order on the building. Changing guests include Brodies, Crouch Vale, Kent and Summer Wine, plus 18 different bottled beers from Kernel. Independent, ex-Whitbread. Map.

EC1: OLD IVY HOUSE, 166 Goswell Road, EC1V 7EB. Shepherd Neame. Version: 2003/05. Ex Bruces pub now owned by Stakis Leisure, formerly the Old Ivy House (Charrington).Renamed just Firkin and sold Bass and Tetley. Now renamed again, this time back to the one it was born with, OLD IVY HOUSE and run by Shepherd Neame. Map. Original Name: Old Ivy House Previous Name(s): Pheasant & Firkin, Firkin.

EC1: OLD RED COW, 72 Long Lane, EC1A 9EJ. Pubs of Distinction. Version: 2017/03. Ex Grand Met.The cellars and ground floor are reputed to go back to the 1400s . Unexplained happenings give rise to the thought the pub is haunted. Reopened and renamed LONG LANE. Now independently run, ex-Shepherd Neame. Reopened and renamed OLD RED COW. four rotating guests (e,g. BrewDog, Dark Star, Oakham, Redemption, Sambrooks).Also 12 numbered keg taps (including British and continental beers and one rotating US guest craft beer and house lager from Belgium) and bottled beers.Independent pub now operated by small pubco Pubs of Distinction Grey decor, mixture of tables and high stools, chandelier, pine flooring. Upstairs drinking/dining area. Simple English food. Map. Original Name: YE OLDE RED COW Previous Name(s): Long Lane.

EC1: OLD RED LION, 418 St John Street, EC1V 4NJ. Punch Taverns. Version: 2009/05. Grade II listed Old Red Lion Theatre Pub, Islington, rebuilt 1899 By Eedle and Myers in a Free-Classical style with Neo-Jacobean and other Renaissance motifs, finished in stucco with finely-cut redbrick. The pub will be relaunched (2022) as an arts venue and space for community work. Pool is very popular in this two-bar pub. The long bar is separated by a most unusual engraved glass partition. Snacks available at all times. For lease via Christie March 2019. Real ale range now:- Fuller's London Pride; Sharp's Doom Bar; Woodforde's Wherry + a changing beer. Map.

EC1: ONE TUN, 125 Saffron Hill, EC1N 8QS. Free House. Version: 2012/06. Adnams: Bitter, Harvey: Sussex Best Bitter, Wadworth: 6X, Wynchwood:Brakspear Oxford Gold. Now Free, ex-Watney. Range varies. Featured in Oliver Twist, this former Watney pub is now run by the First Restaurant Group who also run the Clerk & Well. Tucked away down an alley behind Farringdon Road, the single L-shaped room is paneled in dark wood with an unusual copper panelled ceiling. There is a small garden for smokers. Dating from 1759, and displaying a list of landlords since that date, it was rebuilt in 1875 and extensively refurbished in 2007 and 2008. Pan Asian food is available lunchtimes and evenings (all day Friday). Eight boutique bedrooms were added in October 2015. Additional info: Just spotted the ceiling. I think the panels are copper but worth checking. Map.

EC1: Oriole, East Poultry Avenue-Central Markets, EC1A 9LH. Free House. Version: 2016/01. No real ales! Renamed Breakfast & Brunch Bar in 2010, Independent, Closed and repossessed in 2013, lying empty for two years, now Oriole, a cocktail bar with no draught beer. Map. Original Name: Cock Tavern Previous Name(s): Breakfast & Brunch Bar.

EC1: PEARL & FEATHERS, 362 St John Street, EC1V 4NR. . Version: 2016/01. Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. Closed in 1999 and been a restaurant in the interim, reopened in 2015 as PEARL & FEATHERS. One cask beer Shepherd Neame Spitfire. Original Name: Empress of Prussi Previous Name(s): Empress Of Russia.

EC1: PEASANT, 240 St John Street, EC1V 4PH. Free House. Version: 2022/08. C Wells: Bombardier. Now sells juston one beer, Oakham Citra. Map. Original Name: GEORGE & DRAGON Previous Name(s): Peasant.

EC1: Penny Black, 106 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3EQ. G Met Watneys. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Reopened and renamed $ a grill and martini bar with flats above. It used to be called 'The Clerkenwell Tavern'. Previous Name(s): $.

EC1: Pianoworks, 113-117 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3AP. Version: 2016/08. No real ales! (corner of Ray St), new Wetherspoon pub. 2005 Converted to a Lloyds. Wetherspoon, closed and sold but rumoured likely to reopen as a bar/club. Converted to a late night club, Ghost by May 2009 but now closed again and for sale as a bar.Closed in 2008 and operated as a nightclub some oft he intervening time, reopened in June 2015 as Pianoworks, a bar with live piano music. No cask beer. Keg Chapel Down Curious Brew. Map. Original Name: Print Works .

EC1: RELIANCE, 336 Old Street, EC1V 9DR. Free House. Version: 2006/12. Gales: HSB, Fuller's: London Pride, Adnams: Bitter. Opened Sept 96. Near the junction of Charlotte Road. Upstairs restaurant and planned function room. Open: bar, 11 11 Mon-Sat, 12.00-10.30 Sunday. Restaurant: 12.00-14.30 Mon Fri, 6pm-10.15 Mon-Sat, 1pm-3.30 Sunday. Now a Remarkable Restaurants Free house. Map.

EC1: RISING SUN, 38 Cloth Fair, EC1A 7JQ. Samuel Smith. Version: 2004/11. Sam Smiths: OBB. Grave-diggers used to meet here in the upper roomto discuss sale of cadavers to doctors at nearby Barts. The building was for a few years used as offices until purchased by Sam Smiths a couple of years ago. It was previously a Courage house. The restaurant doubles as a function room in the evening. Cooked meals and cold snacks at all times. Darts. Map.

EC1: Road Trip Bar, 243 Old Street, EC1V 9EY. G Met Trumans. Version: 2009/07. No real ales! Renamed Bar 170. Was Bar 150 but since prices went up by 10p it's now called Bar 160. I suppose at one stage it could have been the Bar 20? Then it would have been the ranch of Hopalong Cassidy. Not a lot of people know that and even fewer care. Name of Hopalong Cassidy's horse? Name the actor? Closed. Re-opened, renamed Bar Ria. Closed again. Reopened and renamed Road Trip Bar. Leasehold sold by Ei to Tavern Subpropco. Map. Original Name: Crosby Head Previous Name(s): Bar 170, Bar Ria.

EC1: Roseberry-Barex, 59/61 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QL. Free House. Version: 1996/09. No longer a pub. Renamed BAREX. . Now a Pizza Express. Original Name: Roseberry .

EC1: Royal Mail (Wall's Free House), 18 Myddleton Street, EC1R 1YY. Bass. Version: 2015/06. No longer a pub. Closed 2007. Still (2012) closed and now derelict. Closed and derelict for over a decade, converted to flats in 2014. Map.

EC1: ROYAL STAR, 220 City Road, EC1V 2PN. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2008/12. Fuller's: London Pride. Darts and pool plus a disco at weekends. A horseshoe-shaped bar gives the pub a two-bar style. This wood-panelled pub has hot food lunchtimes and snacks at all times. There is also an outside drinking area. Enterprise, ex-Watney via Unique. Map.

EC1: SEKFORDE, 34 Sekforde Street, EC1R 0HA. Young & Co. Version: 2018/01. Closed. Formerly a Charrington pub and latterly a free house. The pub is built on land belonging to Thomas Sekforde, who died in 1588. The Sekfordes came originally from Suffolk andthe pub still maintains its contacts there in Woodbridge with inter-pub visits. Youngs sold the lease in early January back to the freeholder who plans to close the pub and convert it to a restaurant for which planning permission would not be required. Temporary management pending likely closure.Sold in 2014 to the freeholder, closed in July while upstairs is converted to flats, with some talk of retaining a pub in the ground floor. Closed in 2015 for residential conversion upstairs, reopened in December as the SEKFORDE, including a restaurant. Sharp’s Doom Bar. Map.

EC1: SHAKESPEARE, 2 Goswell Road, EC1M 7AA. Punch. Version: 2011/12. Portobello: Star, Sharp: Atlantic. Was Spirit, ex-Taylor Walker now Punch. A large pub with lots of nooks and crannies. One can check on any weight loss in the gents, normally a facility of train stations. Two bars, one L shaped, the other a small one at the other end where the sofas are. Lively and comfortable in an effortlessly smart style. Map.

EC1: SHAKESPEARES HEAD, 1 Arlington Way, EC1R 1XA. Courage. Version: 2013/12. Wells & Young's: Courage Best Bitter,, Courage Directors. Map.

EC1: Sidney Arms, 9 Wakley Street, EC1V 7LT. G Met Watneys. Version: 2004/11. No longer a pub. Closed with planning permission for flats. Demolished and being replaced by flats. A once small local with one U-shaped bar with darts.

EC1: Simmonds, 105 Charterhouse Street, EC1M 6HR. Bass. Version: 2018/10. No longer uses early morning license. No longer has bar billiards. Renamed Wicked Wolf. Reverted to SMITHFIELD TAVERN. Now owned by Aries Properties Ltd. Having closed in 2015 for building redevelopment, reopened as a SIMMONS bar. No cask beer. Map. Previous Name(s): Wicked Wolf, Smithfield Tavern.

EC1: Simmonds Bar, 180 St John Street, EC1V 4JY. ETM. Version: 2020/01. Long Arm: Birdie Flipper. Real ale introduced c2011. The first gastropub operated by ETM. To reopen on 10th May 2017 as another branch of Simmon's. See: http://www.simmonsbar.co.uk/clerkenwell/4593832247 Close and Lease for sale via AG&G May 2019. Original Name: George Previous Name(s): WELL.

EC1: Simpsons, 58 Hatton Garden, EC1N 9LS. Free House. Version: 1992/02. No longer a pub. This ex-Bass house was called the Rose. Closed in 1997. became a sandwich bar & cafe, Tuffos Place in 2001 and now a gem stone merchant. Original Name: Rose .

EC1: SINGER TAVERN, 1 City Road, EC1Y 1AG. Version: 2019/03. Taken over in February 2015 by Barworks and renamed SINGER TAVERN, introducing four changing cask beers. Real cider usually available. Guest beers now down to two.Map. Original Name: No.1 Sports Bar .

EC1: SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON, 4 Leather Lane, EC1N 7RA. M&B Nicholsons. Version: 2012/06. Fuller's: London Pride, St Austell: Tribute, Courage: Best. Large cellar bar with outside drinking area. Darts. Snacks and cooked meals are available at lunchtime only. A jukebox supplies the music.Open Monday to Friday 11-11. Closed weekends. Renamed GOOSE (AT HATTON GARDEN). Reverted to SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON.Improvement in beer range and quality following transfer by M&B to its Nicholson chain. Westons Old Rosie available. Original Name: SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON Previous Name(s): Goose (At Hatton Garden).

EC1: SIR JOHN OLDCASTLE, Farringdon Road, EC1M 3JF. Wetherspoons. Version: 1996/12. Comer of Greville Street. New Wetherspoon pub opened in Dec 96. Map.

EC1: Slaughtered Lamb, 34/35 Gt Sutton Street , EC1V 0DX. Barworks. Version: 2017/02. No real ales! New free house opened April 2004 in former offices. Specialises in fish & chips including shark & chips and fish finger sarnie. Open 11-11 Mon-Sat, 12-11 Sun. Now 4 changing cask ales (e.g. Brewster, By the Horns, Rooster). Operated by Barworks. Note from Feb 2017 No cask ales on and when we asked we were told they no longer do cask beers. Map.

EC1: Slug & Lettuce, 36-42 Clerkenwell Road, EC1. . Version: 2012/06. No longer a pub. New pub opened in May 2003 and was real. Renamed Moziac and keg. A bar and restaurant. Closed 2005.Converted to Gunshot poker bar in 2006 and subsequently to a kitchen showroom in 2008. Previous Name(s): Moazic.

EC1: Smithfields Free House, 334-338 Central Markets, EC1A 9NB. Free House. Version: <1B>. Closed. Closed by 2003. Still boarded up January 2019 .


EC1: SMITHS OF SMITHFIELD, 67-77 Charterhouse St, EC1M 6HJ. Version: 2018/03. One of two sites acquired in November by Young’s. Refurbished in spring introducing cask beer, Wells Young’s Bitter, London Gold and Special.
EC1: SPORTS BAR & GRILL (FARRINGDON), Unit 4 Cowcross Place, EC1M 6DH. Version: 2017/12. Marstons: EPA, Brakspeare: Bitter. New one opened in June 2000(?) Renamed SLUG & LETTUCE..Was Laurel, ex-Whitbread. Renamed SPORTS BAR & GRILL (FARRINGDON) in March 2011, Once an independent pub/restaurant. Acquired in September 2017 by Stonegate. Map. Original Name: HOGS HEAD Previous Name(s): Slug & Lettuce-Hogs Head.

EC1: Sportsman, 315 City Road, EC1V 1LA. Whitbread. Version: 2008/12. No longer a pub. Demolishd May 2005. Replaced by flats. .

EC1: ST BART'S BREWERY, 64/66 West Smithfield, EC1A 9DY. Pocket Pubs. Version: 2014/12. Caledonian: Deuchers IPA, Caledonian: Flying Scotsman. Former bank premises. Opens at 7am for market breakfasts. Now Pocket Pubs, ex-Hartford Group.Taken over by Cunning Plan Pub Co and renamed ST BART'S BREWERY in June. Not in fact a brewery; the equipment on display stores Meantime beers. Up to four real ales, e.g. Rooster, Thornbridge. Original Name: DISTILLERS Previous Name(s): Heads & Tails.

EC1: ST JOHN, 26 St John Street, EC1M 4AY. Free House. Version: 2005/12. Wadworth: 6X, Black Sheep,: Bitter,, Wadworth: 6X, , . Range 2005 Black Sheep: Best Bitter; Wadworth: 6X; +occasional guest beer. Map.

EC1: St. John of Jerusalem, 160 St. John Street, EC1V 4JY. Ind Coope. Version: 1994/09. Pub demolished Closed late 1992. On the site of the former Cannon Brewery.

EC1: SURPRISE, 32 Bowling Green Lane, EC1R 0BJ. Free House. Version: 2010/12. Marstons: Pedigree. Renamed Little Litten. Renamed Charlottes, Harlem Yacht Club and (Jan 96) the LITTLE LITTEN. Was THE BOWLER now Surprise. Reopened after referbishment. Up to three varying beers from the Marstons portfolio. Map. Original Name: Surprise Previous Name(s): Little Litten, The Bowler.

EC1: SUTTON ARMS, 15 Great Sutton Street, EC1V 0BX. Free House. Version: 2013/06. Fuller's: London Pride, Taylors: Landlord. Ex Whitbread since 1993. Map.

EC1: SUTTON ARMS, 6 Carthusian Street, EC1M 6EB. Fullers. Version: 2016/01. Fuller's: Chiswick Bitter. Ex Charrington became GK late 1993. Remarkable Restaurants Free house, ex Greene King. Sold in Nov to Fullers. Fullers London Pride, Seafarers and a guest. Map.

EC1: Thomas Wethered-Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings, 33 Rosoman Street, EC1R 0HU. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2019/05. No longer a pub. Renamed Clerk & Well then Oriental Spice. Was owned by Gibbs Mew (now Enterprise). Renamed Circle², Bar and Restaurant and keg. Renamed again to Leonards Bar & Restaurant. converted to A la Cruz Latin American restaurant and bar with no draught beer. Changed name again to Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings with an address of 42 Northampton Road though the postcode remains the same! One of the freeholds sold by Ei Group to Tavern Propco Ltd. Map. Original Name: Red Lion. Previous Name(s): Oriental Spice, Circle², Leonards Bar & Restaurant, A la Cruz.

EC1: THREE COMPASSES, 66 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6BP. G Met Trumans. Version: 1992/02. Greene King: Ruddles County, Fuller's: London Pride. REAL CIDER. Live Jazz and Blues piano has continued at this smart pub. Cooked meals available lunchtime andcold snacks at all times. Restaurant doubles as a function room. Map.

EC1: THREE KINGS, 7 Clerkenwell Close, EC1R 0DY. Free House. Version: 1999/11. Boddingtons: Bitter, Fuller's London Pride, Old Speckled Hen. Was Kings of Clerkenwell Green for a while. Became a managed Ei Group pub in February 2019. Ex Grand Met Watneys. Map. Original Name: THREE KINGS Previous Name(s): Kings Of Clerkenwell Green.

EC1: TWO BREWERS, 121 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8JH. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2011/12. Harveys: Sussex Best Bitter, Sharp: Doom Bar. This pub was one of the houses where Whitbread Gold Label Lager (a real lager served by handpumps) went on trial, it appears to have lost the case. One long bar with darts.Now Enterprise, ex- Whitbread. Map.

EC1: Vaults, 42 Chiswell Street, EC1Y 4SB. Whitbread. Version: 2010/12. Closed. Renamed SEX IN THE CITY but now Boudoir a bar/restaurant . Renamed PARKER McMILLAN.Now a nightclub and venue for hire. Was Electric Flamingo in 2013, a bar part of the old Whitbred brewery buildings. By May 2014 appears to have been closed. Map. Previous Name(s): Sex In The City, Boudoir, Parker Mcmillan.

EC1: VIADUCT TAVERN, 126 Newgate Street, EC1A 7AA. Fuller's. Version: 2005/05. Fuller's,: London Pride, Fuller's: Chiswick,. Visit the Newgate Prison cellar by arrangement with Pub Walks (see Time Out for details). Cooked meals and snacks at all times. Became a Fuller's tied house. Map.

EC1: Victoria, 25 Charterhouse Street, EC1N 6RA. Ind Coope. Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Demolished in c.1991, in early 2011 LCA Business School moved to this site. Replacement building is called 19 Charterhouse Stree.

EC1: WHITE BEAR, 57 St John Street, EC1M 4AN. Punch Taverns. Version: 2020/01. Punch, ex-Bass. Consent granted on appeal for a scheme moving the kitchen and toilets to the cellar from the 1st floor, conversion of 1st floor to pub manager's accommodation and further non-ancillary flats on 2nd & 3rd floors. Present tenants leaving the premises Dec 2017 but the pub remains open until January 2018. Sold c.2013. Now owned by Aries Properties Ltd. Closed in July 2018 for building redevelopment, which will take most of the year, retaining the pub. Now reopened. Map.

EC1: White Hart, 7 Giltspur Street, EC1A 9DE. Bass/Punch Taverns. Version: 2010/00. No longer a pub. Near Barts Hospital. Cooked meals lunchtime. Restaurant, function room, darts. Punch, ex-Bass. The pub was established before 1796. Faacde remains but the pub is now gone, replaced by offices. This pub closed around 2008 and was demolished around 2012 according to http://pubshistory.com/LondonPubs/StSepulchre/WhiteHart.shtml .

EC1: White Lion, 37 Central Street, EC1V 8AB. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2016/01. Closed. Now Enterprise, ex-Whitbread. Closed and boarded following a fire on 7 April 2014. Reopened Nov 2014 following a fire, but closed again in September and stripped. There is an active campaign against converting the pub to flats, which has resulted in the pub being granted an ACV. Map.

EC1: WHITECROSS TAP, 142 Whitecross Street, EC1Y 8QJ. Enterprise. Version: 2019/01 Marston: Pedigree, Wells & Young's: Wells Bombardier. Ex Grand Met. Had been renamed the Eagle & Stump, it was originally the Spread Eagle. Now renamed TRADER. Freehold sold at auction for £1.08m, together with another five pubs, in May 2010. Renamed Whitecross Tap in 2018. No longer sub-leased from Ei Group. Website: https://www.craft-pubs.co.uk/whitecrosstap-london Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWhitecrossTap Map. Original Name: Spread Eagle Previous Name(s): Eagle & Stump-Molly Blooms.

EC1: William Blake, 174-180 Old Street, EC1V 9BP. Town & City. Version: 2019/04. No real ales! Opened December 97. Open Mon-Sat 11-11 only. Now Town & City, ex-SFI. Renamed WILLIAM BLAKE. Rebranded as a SPORTS BAR & GRILL. Real ale discontinued. Map. Original Name: LITTEN TREE .

EC1: WILMINGTON, 69 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4RL. Greene King. Version: 2014/06. Greene King: IPA. Magic Pub co now owned by Greene King. Transferred to Greene King's Capital Pub Co chain with more varied cask ale range. Now simply WILMINGTON. Map. Previous Name(s): Wilmington Arms.


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EC2: ALL BAR ONE, 127 Finsbury Pavement, EC2A 1NS. Bass (M&B). Version: 2012/12. Fuller's: London Pride, Sharp: Doom Bar. Opened November replacing the demolished London General. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri only. M&B, ex-Bass, Map.

EC2: ALL BAR ONE, 14 Bishopsgate Arcade ,, EC2M 3YD. M&B. Version: 2010/12. Sharps: Doom Bar. New pub replacing the demolished Sir Paul Pindar. Renamed back from FIRST AND LAST. Now ALL BAR ONE. Map. Original Name: Sir Paul Pindar. Previous Name(s): First & Last.

EC2: ALL BAR ONE, 18/20 Appold Street, EC2A 2AS. Bass. Version: 2004/05. Adnams: Bitter, Fuller's: London Pride. Opened c1998. Open 11.30-11 Mon-Fri only. Owned by M&B now. Map.

EC2: ANTHOLOGIST, 58 Gresham Street, EC2V 7BB. Drake & Morgan. Version: 2011/06. Fuller: London Pride. Large bar and restaurant opened on ground floor of office block in April 2010. Mixture of eating, separate restaurant area and open-to-view kitchen. Open 8am-11pm Mon-Wed, 8am-1am Thu/Fri, 9.30pm-1am Sat with soul music, closed Sun. Map.

EC2: Apples & Pears, Opp platforms 15-18 Liverpool Street Stn, EC2. Free House. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Demolished as part of station redevelopment. Once a Refurbished Travellers Fare establishment, handy for East London and Essex commuters, one of the few pubs open Sunday evenings in EC2 and it also opens at 5pm on Saturday. Lunchtime and evening snack. .

EC2: Arbitrageur Bar, 27a Throgmorton Street, EC2N 2AN. Le Bar Group. Version: 2015/06. No real ales! Has been closed for about ten years, reopened in March by Blood & Sand, who also run Hide SE1. Smaller than most micropubs! No cask beer.Twelve keg lines featuring London craft beers, e.g. Brixton, Hop Stuff, only available in third and twothirds measures. Map.

EC2: Babble-Be At One, 45 Old Broad Street, EC2N 1HU. Stonegate. Version: 2019/03. No real ales! Opened June 99. Renamed Babble after acquisition from Urbium by Novus c2010, now Stonegate. still no real ale. Rebranded as a Be at One in March 2019. Map. Original Name: One of 2 Previous Name(s): Wall, Babble.

EC2: BALLS BROTHERS, 10-11 Austin Friars, EC2N 2HG. Novus, now Stonegate. Version: 2019/05. Sharps: Doom Bar. Renamed BALLS BROTHERS . Still has cask beer, now Sharps Doom Bar. Map. Original Name: GALLERY .

EC2: BANGERS, 2 Wilson Street, EC2M 2TE. Davys Free House. Version: 1992/02. Davys: Old Wallop. Called Bangers because they serve traditional old English sausages. Downstairs beer is served in pint pewter tankards or copper half gallon jugs. Food at all times. Map.

EC2: Barbican Tavern, London Wall,near Museum of London, EC2. . Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Demolished around 1986. Once a Modern one bar pub run by Bradys Ltd, featuring lovely collection of old brewery mirrors & other memorabillia. Basic ground floor bar with lots of tables and chairs, downstairs restaurant and snack bar, outside terrace bar (summer only). Main bar folds open onto terrace in summer. Closes at 7.30pm weekdays and closed all weekends. .

EC2: BARLEY MOW, 127 Curtain Road, EC2A 3BX. Remarkable Pubs originally Watney. Version: 2019/03. Small corner pub in the heart of Shoreditch, one of the Remarkable chain. Real ales from Fuller's as well as from Remarkable's own Dragonfly brewery in Acton. Originaly Watney.Map.

EC2: Bedroom Bar-Lighthouse Bar & Club, 62-68 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY. Version: 2013/03. No real ales! Bar now reopened to the public. Renamed LIGHTHOUSE BAR & CLUB. Real ale no longer available nor any draft beer. Map.

EC2: Bierschenke, 4 London Wall Buildings Blomfield Street, EC2M 5NT. TCG. Version: 2012/12. No Real Ale! A cafe bar acquired by TCG in 2005, ex-Greenalls via S&N and Spirit in 2003, closed, signage removed and future uncertain. Now Bierschenkeaa German Beer Hall. Map. Original Name: Henrys .

EC2: Bishop Of Norwich, 91 Moorgate, EC2M 6SJ. Davys Free House. Version: 2012/06. Demolished. Closed and boarded up for Thameslink construction work. Demolished by August 2011. Map.

EC2: Blueberry Bar & Grill, 2-4 Paul Street, EC2A 4JH. . Version: 2007/06. No real ales! New pub that opened in June 2001(?).A Davys Free House and formerly one of its wine bars named Heeltap & Bumper. Closed then reopened as Blueberry Bar & Grill in 2012. Map. Original Name: Heeltap & Bumper Previous Name(s): Vinum.

EC2: Botanist, 5 Broadgate Circle, EC2M 2QS. ETM Group. Version: 2018/08 Opened April 2015 in refurbished Broadgate Circle development. Ground floor bar and restaurant, plus basement 'SodaRoom' late night cocktail bar. Map.

EC2: BOTTLESCRUE, 33 Foster Lane, EC2M 7QN. Davys Free House. Version: 2019/08. Shepherd Neame: Spitfire, Shepherd Neame: Whitstable Bay. New Davy's Free House/basement bar in former restaurant under office block replacing the bar demolished along with the site further along the lane. Grey tiled and bareboard flooring, cream décor, spot lighting and display cabinets in typical modernised Davy's style. Restaurant area to side and area to rear for private functions. Planning application granted July 2019 to convert to Gym. Currently still open as a bar.Renamed FOSTER PROJECT and now BOTTLESCRUE. Original Name: City Pipe Previous Name(s): Foster Project.

EC2: BRASSERIE BLANC, 60 Threadneedle Street, EC2R 8HP. Raymond Blanc. Version: 2015/06. Fullers: London Pride. Main bar area as you go in is for drinking and bar snacks, the restaurant area up the steps to the left is diners only. Plenty of space and no bouncers unlike most bars in the area! Map.

EC2: BRICKLAYERS ARMS, 63 Charlotte Road, EC2A 3PE. Free House. Version: 2020/07. Greene King: Old Speckled Hen,, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire, Wells & Young's: Wells Bombardier. Basic pub with a couple of table outside. Two regular guest beers. Shadow of its former self. Recognised as a historic pub interior of some regional importance. Map.

EC2: BROWNS BAR & BRASSERIE, 8 Old Jewry, EC2R 8DN. M&B. Version: 2013/03. Fulller: London Pride, Sharp: Doom Bar. Part of M&B bar and restaurant chain with real ale installed by August 2011. .

EC2: BULL, 4 Devonshire Row, EC2M 4RH. Scottish&New. Version: 2012/06. Sharp: Doom Bar. Ex Grand Met Watneys Darts. Renamed COLLINS: Now S&N owned. Renamed back to BULL.. Map. Original Name: Bull Previous Name(s): Collins.

EC2: Butlers Head, 11 Telegraph Street, EC2R 7AR. Nicholsons FH. Version: 2002/05. Pub Demolished. Was believed to be owned by Bass. Is/was at 11 Telegraph Street but all I see is a new building. Demolished and replaced byThe Telegraph. Map.

EC2: CHEZ GERRARD, 64 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AJ. . Version: 2013/06Fuller: London Pride.. A Paramount operated bar/restaurant with bar area at front, now with real ale and keg beers since c2012. .

EC2: City Boot, 7 Moorfields High Walk, EC1N 7RA. Davy. Version: 2019/10. Closed a few years ago and demolished as part of a substantial redevelopment with an address of 7 Moorfield High Walk. Opened in September 2018 in former El Vino wine bar (which had no draught beer) that was acquired by Davy’s in 2015. Closed due to expiry of lease. Map.

EC2: City House, 86 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AU. Young & Co. Version: 2011/12. Demolished. Former Finch's pub now owned by Youngs. Rebuilt after bomb blast. Closed and demolished in 2011 along with surrounding office buildings. Map. Original Name: Finches .

EC2: City Tavern, 29 Lawrence Lane, EC2V 8DA. Whitbread. Version: 2016/10. No longer a pub. Closed a few years ago, now demolished to make way for offices. Map. Original Name: City Grill.


EC2: El Vino (Davy), 12-14 Masons Ave, EC2V 5BT. Was CORNEY & BARROW. Cask beer discontinued. Version: 2018/10.

EC2: Crispin, 3 Finsbury Avenue, EC2M 2PA. Punch Taverns. Version: 2012/06. No longer a pub. Replaced the original Crispin at 18 Finsbury Avenue. Ex Courage. now converted to offices, used by Broadgate development by April 2012. Map.

EC2: DIRTY DICKS, 202/204 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4NR. Youngs. Version: 2013/01. Wells: Youngs Bitter, Wells: Bombardier, Wells: Youngs London Gold, Wells:Youngs Sundance. Wines also a speciality. Ground floor and basement bars. Restaurant and function room. Map.

EC2: YE OLDE (or OLD) DR (or DOCTOR) BUTLERS HEAD, 2 Mason's Avenue, EC2V 5BT. Shepherd Nea. Version: 2002/05. Shepherd Neame: Best Bitter, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire, Shepherd Neame: Master Brew. Now owned by Shepherd Neame having been bought from the Laurel Pub Company. Split-level one-bar pub with seating area roped off. Two upstairs restaurants. Function room. Gas lit. Pub on the site since 1610. Building dates from 1666. Dr Butler was a specialist on nervous disorders whose miracle cures included holding consultations on London Bridge during which the unfortunate client would be dropped through a trapdoor into the torrent below. He was court physician to James I. Map.

EC2: DRIFT, Heron Tower, 110 Bishopsgate, EC2N 4AY. Drake & Morgan. Version: 2012/06. Fuller: London Pride, Woodforde: Wherry. Stylish Drake & Morgan bar and restaurant in new office development opened July 2011. Ground floor bar with outside seating with tall external windows and bar back lined withwine bottles and bric-à-brac stretching to upper level bar and restaurant (with no real ale). Map.

EC2: FINCHS, 12a Finsbury Square, EC2A 1AN. Youngs. Version: 2014/12. Wells & Young's: Youngs Bitter, Wells & Young's: Young's Special. New Youngs pub.. Proports to be 12a Finsbury Sq EC2 but supect it should be City Road EC1? Renamed Master Gunner April 2005. Reverted to FINCH'S, after nine years Map. Original Name: FINCHS Previous Name(s): Master Gunner.

EC2: Fleetwood, 36 Wilson Street, EC2M 2TE. Fuller's. Version: 2019/11. Modern pub with light-wood fittings with outside drinking area. It has become a favourite CAMRA drinking place. Already reported closed. Space is now part of the Broadgate redevelopment and is badged to be a fitness concept centre. Map.

EC2: FLIGHT CLUB, Alphabeta Building, 2A Worship Street, EC2A 2AH. Free House. Version: 2013/11. Original site 14 Finsbury Square EC2A 1BR has been redeveloped and replaced the bar called Context/Worship and originally Bar Med. Reopened by Steve Moore and Paul Barham in October 2015 following the refurbishment of Triton Court as the Alphabeta Building. Darts playing not compulsory! Keg beers include Longarm IPA OK, Caledonian Three Hops, Birra Moretti, and Heineken. Bottled beers from Long Arm and Meantime are in the fridge. Original Name: Bar Med Previous Name(s): Context-Worship.

EC2: FLYING HORSE, 52 Wilson Street, EC2A 2ER. Courage. Version: 2006/06. Adnams: Bitter, Greene King: IPA, Fuller's: London Pride. Darts and pool in upstairs room which can be used as a function room. Lunchtime snacks. A much improved, but still traditional pub following its Oct 2005 refurbishment. SF. Map.

EC2: FOX, 28 Paul Street, EC2A 4LB. G Met Watneys. Version: 2017/08. Charles Wells: Bombardier. Circular bar, wooden floor, prints on walls, with upstairs lounge (bookable for private functions). Operator Handmade Pubs acquired in October by Glendola Leisure. Sharp’s Doom Bar and three guests. Map.

EC2: Gable, 25 Moorgate, EC2R 6AR. Lewis & Clarke Free House. Version: 2018/04. No real ale. Lewis & Clarke Free House/gastropub opened c. August 2005 on ground floor of new office development. LargeL-shaped bar with open-plan kitchen at rear. Bare floorboards, exposed ceiling ventilation ducts, large windows to front and side. Mixture of seating areas. Rear entrance also on to Moorfields. 'Cellar' bar downstairs (without real ale). Available for hire for functions, including weekends. Cask beer discontinued, unclear whether before or after sale to Stonegate. Map.

EC2: GALLERY, 10/11 Austin Friars, EC2N 2HG. Lewis & Clarke Free House. Version: 2006/12. Adnams: Bitter, Fuller's: London Pride. Lewis & Clarke Free House/gastropub opened c. 2004 in former bank tucked away off Old Broad St. Large windows to street with high ceilings, the bar is fitted out in basic style with bare woodenfloor, concrete pillars and steps, exposed brickwork, red covered seats, grey décor and exposed metallic ventilation ducts. Open-plan kitchen to rear. Small balcony seating area upstairs. Map.

EC2: GEORGE-LADY ABERCORN, Great Eastern Hotel, EC2M 7QN. Free House. Version: 2018/04. Adnams: Bitter, Greene King: IPA, Wells & Young's: Wells Bombardier. Renamed LADY ABERCORN. Still has three cask beers. New (2000) bar. Map.

EC2: GLOBE, 83 Moorgate, EC2M 6SA. M&B (Nicholson). Version: 2011/06. Fuller's: London Pride, Sharp: Doom Bar, Taylor: Landlord. Completely refurbished pub. Open plan downstairs built mostly of light wood. Restaurant upstairs. Old adverts decorate the walls. Now M&B (Nicholson), ex-Bass. Map.

EC2: Green Man, 1 Poultry, EC2R 8EJ. Wetherspoons. Version: 2020/03. No real ale! New Wetherspoons free house. Opened Dec 98. Closed May 2017 for redevelopement. Reopened as PUTTSHACK (BANK) following redevelopment in late 2019 as a crazy golf concept similar to the one at Westfield White City. No real ale. Map.

EC2: GRIFFIN, 93 Leonard Street, EC2A 4RD. Barworks. Version: 2016/10. Closed Sept 2014 for at least a year, for refurbishment and redevelopment of adjacent buildings. Ex Ind Coope and Britannia Pub Co.Closed in 2014 for refurbishment, which took longer than expected, now reopened. Two changing cask beers, e.g. Charnwood, Roosters, plus a strong range of over a dozen craft keg beers and 40 bottles. Map.

EC2: HAMILTON HALL, Unit 32, The Concourse, Liverpool St Station, EC2M 7PY. Wetherspoons. Version: 1992/06. Greene King: Abbot, Greene King: Ruddles Best, Marstons: Pedigree. Wetherspoon free house opened early 1992. Once a ballroom, now a Wetherspoon pub with ten handpumps serving a wide range of varied brews, including local ales. Map.

EC2: Hand Pump, 185/7 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3TT. Whitbread. Version: 1992/02. No longer a pub. Demolished by 1986R. Enamed the Pump in 1975 after being the Black Raven. Training pub for prospective Whitbread tenants with frequent turnover of staff after 'training'. Comfortable but crowded with city workers. Upstairs wine bar also doubling as food bar. Closes at 9pm or earlier, not open at weekends. Replaced by retail with offices above. Roughly opposite the Woodin Shades. Original Name: Pump,Raven .

EC2: Hole In The Wall, 1 Mitre Court, EC2V 8AL. Scott & New. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Demolished in 2005 along with Mitre Court. Former description On edge of an old prison site. The name comes from a story that relatives used to feed prisoners through a hole in the prison wall cellars to dungeons. Believe that and you'll believe anything.

EC2: HORSE & GROOM, 28 Curtain Road, EC2A 3NQ. Greene King. Version: 2006/06. Greene King,: IPA, Greene King: Abbot,. Ex Charrington pub became GK in 1993. Near the site of Shakespeare's first theatre. Map.

EC2: Jazz Bar, Opp platforms 2-7 Liverpool Street Station, EC2. Free House. Version: 1992/01. Pub demolished Demolished as part of station redevelopment. Former discription: Part of the Travellers Fare buffet on Liverpool Street Station, handy for the NE London rail travellers. Memorabilia of Jazz Train service on the walls (Jazz trains were the worlds most intensive steam-worked suburban services). Closed Sundays but opens at 5pm on Saturdays. .

EC2: KEATS AT THE GLOBE, 85 Moorgate, EC2M 6SA. Bass (M&B). Version: 2008/12. Marston's: Draught Bass, Fuller's: London Pride. Unusually it is next to another pub (the Globe). Bar food lunchtime only. Renamed JOHN KEATS AT THE MOORGATE now KEATS AT THE GLOBE. Map. Original Name: Moorgate Previous Name(s): JOHN KEATS AT THE MOORGATE.

EC2: KINGS ARMS, 27 Wormwood Street, EC2M 1RP. Punch. Version: 2011/06. Greene King: Ruddles Best, Greene King: Ruddles County. Ex Grand Met Trumans. Map.

EC2: KITTY HAWK, 11-13 South Pl, Finsbury Circus, EC2M 7EB. Wright & Bell. Version: 2017/04. Their first opening, in November 2016. Fullers London Pride and changing guests. Map.

EC2: London General, 127 Finsbury Pavement, EC2A 1NQ. Bass. Version: 1998/03. Pub demolished. Formerly the Ship. Bus theme pub, pass right down the bar please. Demolished and replaced with an All Bar One. Original Name: Ship .

EC2: LONDON WALL (BAR & KITCHEN), 150 London Wall,, EC2Y 5HN. Version: 2014/06Caledonion: Deuchars IPA. Caledonian: Deuchars IPA by October 2013. Map.

EC2: LONG ARM PUB & BREWERY 20-26 Worship Street, EC2A 2DX. Version: 2017/10. Opened in July 2017. Six daily changing beers, ‘fresh from tank to glass, cutting out the keg, cask and bottling process’. map.

EC2: LORD ABERCONWAY, 73 Old Broad Street, EC2M 1QS. Bass. Version: 2009/12. Fuller's,: London Pride, Taylors: Landlord. Formerly the Station Buffet. Unusual frontage makes the upstairs drinking area seem very spacious. Cooked food lunchtimes. Now believed to be owned by Bass (was Ind Coope). Two guest beers. Map. Original Name: Station Buffet .

EC2: Magogs, 8 Russia Row, EC2V 8BL. Scottish&New. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Ex Grand Met Chef & Brewer. Converted to a pizza restarant by July 2003 and later demolished to make way for a new building including a pizza restaurant. Map. Previous Name(s): Vino Vertas Cheapside.

EC2: MAGPIE, 12 New Street, EC2M 4TP. M&B (Nicholsons) ex Bass. Version: 2011/06. Fuller's.: London Pride, St Austell: Nicholsons Pale Ale, Sharp: Doom Bar. Unimaginative restoration spoilt a pub that had a genuine old fashioned feel to it. Darts and function room. Hot food and snacks lunchtime. Was believed to be owned by Bass (was Ind Coope) Now M&B (Nicholsons) Real ales from a seasonal list of 13 from breweries large and small on a total of 10 handpumps. +up to seven guests Map.

EC2: Mehek, 45 London Wall, EC2M 5TE. Free House. Version: 2018/08. No longer a pub. New keg free house. Now a Indian restaurant and bar selling keg beer in the 'Elegant Wine Bar'. Closed mid 2018, now a post office. Map. Original Name: Moorgate Oriental .

EC2: Mercer, 34 Threadneedle Street, EC2R 8AY. Free House. Version: 2009/12. No real ales! Opened in Oct ? 97. Opens 11-11 Mon-Fri only. Owned by M&B now ex Bass Now operated by 'Zone One Bars' and Free.ex-M&B. Already reported as converted to Ballroom cocktail bar by new owners Zone One Bars, it had previously been renamed Star and Apartment and has now been renamed Mercer. Map. Original Name: All Bar One Previous Name(s): Ballroom, Star.

EC2: MERCHANT OF BISHOPSGATE, Liverpool St Station Concourse, EC2M 7QH. Select Service Partners. Version: 2012/06. Fuller: London Pride, Greene King: IPA, Green King: Abbot, Sharp:Doom Bar. Opened August 1993. Renamed Wren. Now a Select Service Partners Free House, ex-Travellers Fayre. Renamed MERCHANT OF BISHOPSGATE by Select Service Partners in late April and completely refurbished and expanded to take in two adjacent former fast food outlets at a cost of £1.2 million. Now styled a Freehouse & Kitchen, it is a large bar and restaurant in modern style with white tiled exterior, mixture of seating, exposed brick pillars and ventilation ducts, pine tiled flooring etc.Food includes hot and cold grazers and traditional pub classics. Open 7am-12.30am (11.30pm Sun). Map. Original Name: Bonapartes Previous Name(s): Wren.

EC2: Merchants Tavern, 35/42 Charlotte Road, EC2A 3P. Free House. Version: 2014/06. No Real Ale! New pub opened Oct 96 (?). Closed by early 2012, future uncertain. Reopened and renamed MERCHANTS TAVERN in September 2013. No real ale. Camden Town and Williams Bros lagers. Map. Previous Name(s): Cantaloupe.

EC2: O'Neills, 64 London Wall, EC2M 5TP. Bass (M&B). Version: 2013/12. No longer a pub. Former free house. Renamed O'NEILL'S (Sept 96). Closed December 2011. Converted to a Chilango restaurant in November 2012. Original Name: Talbot.

EC2: OLD BLUE LAST, 38 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3ES. Trumans. Version: 2012/06. Large one bar pub. It claims to have beenthe first pub to sell Porter. Built 1700 rebuilt 1876. Lunchtime snacks. One guest beer (e.g. Everard: Trumans Runner). Map.

EC2: OLD KINGS HEAD, 28 Holywell Row, EC2A 4JB. G Met Trumans. Version: 2018/04. Greene King: Ruddles Best, Greene King. Two little girls, one of which was suffocated, are said to haunt the cellars: it is said an appearance to a member of staff resulted in his resignation. The River Holywell runs beneath the pub. Hot food lunchtime and on request in the evening. Open Monday to Friday 11-11 and Saturday and Sunday lunchtimes. Darts. Regular beer: Sharp's Doom Bar ONLY. Map.

EC2: Olde Gresham, 54 Gresham Street, EC2. Free House. Version: 2007/12. No longer a pub. Free, converted to Jamies wine bar and now demolished. Site now occupied by offices. Original Name: Jamies-Blades .

EC2: Otherist, 109-111 Old Broad Street, EC2N 1AP. Drake & Morgan. Version: 2018/04. Long-standing chain wine bar, on this site for over a century. Real ale (eventually!) introduced, now (2018) Cask beer discontinued. Renamed in November OTHERIST, the first of the chain to be repositioned after being acquired last year (2016). Map. Original Name: CORNEY & BARROW .

EC2: Papermill, 2/6 Curtain Road, EC2A 3NQ. Free House. Version: 2013/12. Demolished. New pub opened in 1993. Renamed PAPERMILL. Closed and demolished by April 2012. Map. Original Name: Truscott Arms Previous Name(s): Papermill.

EC2: PHEONIX, 29 Throgmorton Street, EC2N 2AN. Greene King ex Whitbread. Version: 2019/01. Green King: IPA. London's first completely no smoking pub. Converted to Metropolitan Pub Co format. Greene King IPA and three guests, e.g. East London, Redemption. Added to Membership Discount Scheme: 10% off real ales. Map. Original Name: HOGSHEAD Previous Name(s): Hogshead.

EC2: Pitcher & Piano, 200 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4NR. Marstons. Version: 2011/06. No longer a pub. Marston, closed by April 2011 and site acquired by Boots. Map.

EC2: Pitt Cue, The Avenue, 1 Devonshire Square, EC2M 4YP. Version: 2019/08. Pub closed. Opened in February (2016?), grill & smoke restaurant with bar at front. On-site Alphabeta brewery produces cask and keg beers e.g. Best Bitter, Smoked Porter, Rye Beer. On site brewery beside the bar, four handpumps and four kegs. Three of their own beers available (Best Bitter 3.8%, Smoked Porter 4.5% and Red Rye 5.5%) on handpump, other handpump used for cider. The four kegs are guests though writing a bit too small to see what they are. Glasses are 2/3rds pint even if you ask for a pint. Not sure the City bankers noticed this :) Price was I think £3.20 for each 2/3rds. Closed. Map.

EC2: Plough, St. Alphage Highwalk - Fore Street, EC2Y 5EL. Free House. Version: 2015/06. Demolished Closed and boarded up 2007. Demolished sometime 2013/14 and work is now in progress on the site. .

EC2: Podium, St Alphage Highwalk - Fore Street, EC2Y 5EL. Greene King. Version: 2015/06. Demolished. Demolished sometime 2013/14 and work is now in progress on the site. Map.

EC2: Primrose, 229 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3UD. G Met Trumans. Version: 1992/02. Pub demolished Demolished sometime between 1986 and 1990. One a basic upholstered and varnished bar with a certain nautical theme about the place. Reference to HMS Primrose near the dart board. Lunchtime meals. Closed all Sunday and Saturday evening. .

EC2: PRINCESS OF SHOREDITCH, 76 Paul Street, EC2A 4NE. Whitbread. Version: 2013/12. Large one-bar pub used as such for 120 years. The restaurant doubles as a function room. Snacks in the evening on request. Darts. Renamed Princess of Shoreditch. 3 varying guest beers from LocAle brewers (e.g. London Fields, Redemption, Sambrooks). Map. Original Name: PRINCESS ROYAL .

EC2: Prohibition, 1 Bishopsgate, EC2N 3AQ. Free House. Version: 2013/12. No longer a pub. Opened in October 1998. Beer served under pressure. Renamed Prohibition. Converted to HSBC bank. Original Name: Pacific Oriental .

EC2: Prophet, 5-11 Worship Street, EC2A 2BH. Lewis & Clarke. Version: 2012/12. Pub demolished. Opened August 2002 in former commercial premises. Closed Sept 2010 due to fire in neighbouring premises. Balls Bros, ex-Lewis & Clarke in 2006, demolished before Sept 2012. .

EC2: RACK & RENTER, Tenter House 45 Moorfields, EC2Y 9AE. Marstons. Version: 2012/12. Marston: EPA, Marston: Pdeigree, Ringwood: Best, Brakspear:Bitter. Best to visit the pub when empty if you want to view the stamp collection which appears to be unappreciated by most drinkers. Patio. Hot and cold food lunchtime only. Wizard Inns until 2004- ex Regent Inns. Map. Original Name: Penny Black .

EC2: RAILWAY TAVERN, 15 Liverpool Street, EC2M 7NH. Greene King. Version: 2019/10. Greene King: IPA, Greene King: Abbot. The railway insignia are interesting and hard to miss. Darts can be played upstairs. Function room. Plus Greene King seasonal beer or guest. Ex Whitbread. Now offers real cider. Map.

EC2: Red Herring, 49 Gresham Street, EC2V 7EH. Fuller's. Version: 2019/08. Closed. New pub opened in March 1994 on the corner of Wood Street. Downstairs wine bar can be hired for functions. Renamed RED HERRING. Closed in 2016, future uncertain. Close and demolished 2016. Map. Original Name: 49 GRESHAM STREET .

EC2: RED LION, 1 Eldon Street, EC2M 7LS. Scottish&New. Version: 2013/01. Sharps: Doom Bar, St Austell:: Tribute. A very busy expensive pub with an upstairs eating area. What appears to be original tongue-and-grove ceiling remains.Up to 3 guests including one cider. Now Spirit (TaylorWalker branded), ex-S&N. Map.

EC2: Room, 10 Copthall Avenue, EC2R 7DE. Free House. Version: 1998/09Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. Pub demolished. Demolished to make way for black rock. Map.

EC2: Scottish Pound, 50 London Wall, EC2M 5TE. Greene King. Version: 2009/07. No Longer a pub. Renamed POUND. Converted to beauty clinic by December 2008.Once a Expatriate Scots might feel at home here as the walls are fitted with glass-fronted cases containing various clan regalia in appropriate tartans. A circular stairway leads to a downstairs bar. Cooked food lunchtime. Open Monday to Friday 11-8.30. Closed weekends. Built on the site of the old Stirling Castle pub which closed in June 1983. . Map. Previous Name(s): Pound.

EC2: Shorts, 66 Gresham Street, EC2V 7BB. Labatts. Version: 2006/12. No longer a pub. Closed 2006.now demolished. Formerly City Tup originally THREE BUCKS. Site now modern office block. Map. Previous Name(s): City Tup.

EC2: Sir Paul Pindar, 213 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3TT. Bass. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Once a One bar reasonably-sized pub with plush fittings and occasional upstairs room open. Keen and friendly, very pro-CAMRA gaffer behind the bar, the one with glasses on his nose not in his hand, (they all have them). Recomennded. Closed all weekend but keeps open till 11pm weekdays. A replacement pub was put into a unit on the new arcade also called for a time Sir Paul Pindar but later renamed All Bar One. Original Name: Kings Arms.

EC2: SLUG & LETTUCE, 10 Aldermanbury, (or 2 Love Lane) EC2V 7RF. Barracuda. Version: 2019/10. No real ale! (corner of Wood St/Love Lane ). Free house opened in November 2000. Was run by Barracuda. Renamed PRODIGAL in Nov 2003. Renamed CAPE 2008. Bought by Stonegate. Renamed as a SLUG & LETTUCE. Map. Original Name: OLD MONK Previous Name(s): Prodigal, Cape.

EC2: Slurping Toad, 232/238 Bishopsgate, EC2. Eldridge Pope. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. The last Eldridge Pope pub in London. It was held on a 35-year lease from January 1997. Pizza Express paid a substantial premium.

EC2: Stone Horse, 128 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4HX. Antic. Version: 2014/06. Demolished. Opened March 1995.Renamed STONE HORSE by Puzzle Pub Co. Now Antic, ex- Puzzle. Closed and awaiting demolition in December 2011 along with whole corner building. Confirmed demolished by summer 2013. Map. Original Name: Old Monk Previous Name(s): Paper Cow.

EC2: Strongroom Bar & Kitchen, 120-124 Curtain Road, EC2A 3SQ. Version: 2018/02. Cask beer discontinued. Map.

EC2: Talbot, 64 London Wall, EC2M 5TP. Bass (M&B). Version: 2007/06. No longer a pub. Former free house. Renamed O'NEILL'S (Sept 96). Closed December 2011 now a Mexican fast food restaurant (Chilango). Previous Name(s): ONeills.

EC2: TELEGRAPH, 11 Telegraph Street , EC2R 7AR. Fuller's. Version: 2003/11. Fuller's: Chiswick, Fuller's: London Pride,. Seasional beer will rotate with ESB. Partly on the site of the Butlers Head. Map.

EC2: Terminus, Great Eastern Hotel - Liverpool Street, EC2M 7QN. Free House. Version: 2005/12. No real ales! Renamed Terminus and styled as a Grill, Bar and Restaurant. Keg. Formerly the City Gates. Map. Original Name: City Gates Previous Name(s): Great Eastern Free House.

EC2: Three Crowns, 5 Old Jewry, EC2R 8DU. Greene King. Version: 1999/11. No longer a pub. Former Magic Pub Co. then Greene King. Converted to private medical centre. .

EC2: Throgmorton, 27 Throgmorton Street, EC2N 2AN. Bass. Version: 2020/01. Closed. Former Joe Lyons restaurant. Was believed to be owned by Bass. Dropped the restaurant Ex Ind Coope. Closed, future uncertain. Grade II* Listed building. The basement bar, now converted to a wine bar accessed down steps from the same entrance as the Arbitrager. In fact, the toilets for the Arbitrager are in this basement. rl & Coutts in October 2019Map. Original Name: Throgmorton Restaurant .

EC2: TOKENHOUSE, 4 Moorgate, EC2. Fuller. Version: 2012/12. Fuller: ESB. Beers vary every three weeks from within the Marston range. A bar and brasserie opened June 2008 by Marstons in former bank premises, not previously reported. Original Name: BLUU .

EC2: Turners, 11 Broad Street Concourse, Broad Street Station, EC2N 1HT. British Rail. Version: 1986/00. Pub Demolished. Demolished 1986 as part of the Broad Street Development. This pub was mentioned in passing on page 170 of the 1986 guide as no longer serving the community as a pub. This was the description given in the 1983 guide Closed w/es. Often crowded two bar pub; no working cloths. Lunches/Snacks other times/Darts (eve) Restaurant. It sold GREENE KING IPA and GREENE KING ABBOT.

EC2: Udder Place, Russia Court - Russia Row - 1/6 Milk Street, EC2V 8AN. Davys Free House. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Demolished c2001. Now office building on site. Previous Name(s): Davy's Of Russia Court.

EC2: Watermark Club, 35 Scrutton Street, EC2A 4RQ. Free House. Version: 2019/08. Despite its name it is a pub proper: small wood-panelled local with bare floorboards; steps lead down to a lower room with pool table. Apparently in existence for 30 years and originally a club serving the local print industry. Vacant since 2011 says approved planning application to build flats above. Google Street View says differently but assumed closed during 2012.. Became a Sushi restaurant in 2016 having been vacant for a couple of years. Map.

EC2: Weavers Arms, 36 Sun Street, EC2M 2PY. Watney. Version: 1986/00 . Pub Demolished. Once a small pub with darts room. Collection of pictures of bygone London and selling WATNEYS STAG, WEBSTERS YORKSHIRE BITTER. Thought to be in danger of demolition. It was!

EC2: White Hart, 121 Bishopsgate, EC2M 3TH. Now M&B (Nicholson), ex-Bass. Version: 2017/10. Closed. Closed due to Crossrail development. Closed in June 2014, demolished earlier this year, retaining the Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street facades. Turned into a Metro Bank Branch. Map.

EC2: White Hart, 24 Clifton Street, EC2A 4ES. Bass. Version: 2005/12. No longer a pub. Changed its address to Crown Place. Demolished 2005. Site now developed for offices.

EC2: WHITE HORSE, 2 Broadgate Place, EC2M 2QA. Youngs. Version: 2011/06. Adnams: Bitter, Sharps: Doom Bar, Greene King: IPA. Refurbished in industrial rustic style with a mixture of seating, sofas and reclaimed furniture. Geronimo pub acquired by Youngs in December 2010.Ex Grand Met Watneys, then S&N owned. ex-Tattersall Castle Group in October 2010, ex-Spirit in 2005. Map. Original Name: BROADGATE EXCHANGE .

EC2: Windmill, 27 Tabernacle Street, EC2A 4DE. Bass. Version: 2006/12. No real ales! Former free house now destroyed by the 'need' for office space. It is festooned with memorabilia including some old beer bottles of note above the bar. Noisy. Nice photos of windmills: examples of post, smock and tower are represented but their names and locations are not indicated for those of you who are windmill fans. Hot food lunchtime. Darts. Map.

EC2: WOOD STREET, Andrewes House - 185 Fore Street, EC2Y 5. Free House. Version: 2019/11. Greene King: IPA, Greene Man: Abbot. EL. Real cider discovered. Ex Charrington became GREENE KING 1993. Now a free house run by Peermans Pub Co. Re opened and renamed WOOD STREET, Now a 'bar and restaurant' . Map. Original Name: CROWDERS WELL .

EC2: WOODINS SHADES, 212 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4PT. M&Bs Nicholson. Version: 2010/120 Fuller's: London Pride, Taylors: Landlord, Adnams: Bitter. Extremely popular pub with two bars and a restaurant. Handy for the Petticoat Lane Market. Cooked food lunchtime. Map.


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EC3: ALICE, 133 Houndsditch, EC3A 7BX. Free House. Version: 2010/02. Fuller: London Pride, Sharp: Doom Bar, St Austell: Tribute. Opened Nov 96(?). Wheelchair access. Renamed Springbok Bar. Run by Barracuda. No smoking area, no music. Renamed ALCHEMIST by November 2011,.Renamed ALICE c.2012 but not previously reported. Map. Original Name: EASTERN MONK Previous Name(s): Eastern Monk-Springbok Bar-Alchemist.

EC3: All Bar One, 107/108 Hounsditch, EC3A 7BD. Bass (M&B). Version: 2015/06. Fuller.: London Pride, Harveys.: Sussex Best Bitter. No real ales! Opened October 2001 no doubt replacing the Drum & Monkey at 104. Now M&B, ex- Six Continents. Map.

EC3: ALL BAR ONE, 16 Byward Street, EC3R 5BA. Bass (M&B). Version: 2012/12. Fuller's: London Pride, Sharp: Doom Bar. Opened Sept 98. Open Mon-Fri 11.30-11and Sat 12-6 only. Map. Previous Name(s): Broker.

EC3: Bangers Too, 1 St Mary at Hill, EC3R 8EE. Davys Free House. Version: 2012/12. No longer a pub. Closed in June 2012 due to expiry of lease. Jamdani Restaurant since 2013. Map.

EC3: Bavarian Beerhouse, 9 The Arches Crutched Friars, EC3N 2AU. Bavarian Beerhouse Group. Version: 2019/07. Closed. Renamed McDaids, Pitcher & Piano. Formerly the Savage Grill. Now operated by small Bavarian Beerhouse Group. Ex Marston. Closed early 2019 due to increase in rent. Reopened and renamed BIERSCHENKE - still a German Beer Hall. Map. Original Name: Savage Grill Previous Name(s): Bulla, Mcdaids, Pitcher & Piano, Savage Grill.

EC3: Be At One, 100 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 5JD. Version: 2015/06. Fuller's.: London Pride, Wells & Young's: Wells Bombardier. Closed. Mentioned in an offer in the Evening Standard of October 17th 2003 This from London Drinker " Originally PARISA and part of a small chain opened c.2000 but not previously reported. Believed acquired by SFI and renamed c. 2002, and acquired by Laurel in 2005". Closed in 2013, becoming a Be At One cocktail bar with no draught beer, which in turn closed in 2014. Closed and gutted by November 2014. Map. Original Name: Parisa Previous Name(s): Slug & Lettuce.

EC3: BRITANNIA, 20 Monument Street, EC3R 8AJ. Town (Stonegate). Version: 2011/12. Fuller: London Pride, Marston: EPA, Taylors: Landlord. New pub opened late 1991 replacing one in Fish Street Hill. Ex-Bass. Map.

EC3: Britannia, 37 Fish Street Hill, EC3J. Bass Charrington. Version: 1986/00. Pub demolished. This pub was mentioned in passing on page 170 of the 1986 guide as no longer serving the community as a pub. This was the description given in the 1983 guide: Closed w/es. Small one bar house with prints and glass panelling. Ties may be required for men at lunctimes. Sandwiches am. It sold CHARRINGTON IPA and DRAUGHT BASS.

EC3: Bulls Head, 80 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 3DH. . Version: 1992/03. No longer a pub. Demolished by the time of survey for the 1991 local beer guide. A cocktail bar called Pause replaced it. Seems to be two entries for the same building Old Monk? Demolished 1989.

EC3: Bunker, Cavendish Court off Devonshire Row, EC3A 7GA. Free House. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Opened 1993 selling a range of ales all on pressure. No idea when this closed but the whole site was demolished along with Stone House and Staple Court in 2012.

EC3: Canterbury Arms, 20 Fish Street Hill, EC3R 6BY. Whitbread. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Demolished 1995. One bar pub that had escaped the fate of the two pubs that were demolished opposite (Mitre and Britannia). Closed weekends and closes at approx 9pm weekdays. lunches and snacks in the evenings.

EC3: CHAMBERLAIN, 130/134 Minories, EC3N 1NU. Fuller's. Version: 2002/05. Fuller's,: London Pride, Fuller's: ESB, Gale's: Seafarers Ale. Sasonal beer. New Fuller's Ale & Pie bar attached to a converted office block in November 2001. Map.

EC3: CHESHIRE CHEESE, 48/50 Crutched Friars, EC3N 2AP. Nicholson (Stonegate). Version: 2019/09. Marston's: Draught Bass. Lilleys cider now available. Under a railway arch. Gaslights. Cooked food lunchtimes and snacks at other times. Nicholson, ex-Bass. Map.

EC3: City F.O.B, Adelaide House. Lower Thames Street, EC3R 6DJ. Davys Free House. Version: 2011/12. Closed. Closed c2010 after 32 years, the acronym standing for Free On Board in shipping terminology. Map.

EC3: City Food & Ale House, 1 Seething Lane, EC3N 4AX. Free House. Version: 2019/08. No longer a pub. CITY ALE & WINE HOUSE: Renamed CITY FOOD & ALE HOUSE. Now renamed CITY LITTEN. Closed. Whole building appears to be being converted to an hotel. The Apex hotel has Lampery bar & restaurant at this address. Three keg beers, no real ale. Previous Name(s): City Litten.

EC3: City Sports, 5 Minories, EC3N 1BJ. Free. Version: 2019/08. No longer a pub.Sports pub opened last year (2016) by the operator of the Still & Star E1. Small ground floor bar and slightly larger basement. Became a Vape Shop in Feb 2019. Map.

EC3: Clanger, 104 Hounsditch, EC3A 7BD. Bass. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Renamed DRUM & MONKEY. Demolished c2000. Replaced by an All Bar One. Previous Name(s): Drum & Monkey-Cloucester Arms-George & Dragon.

EC3: COCK & WOOLPACK, 6 Finch Lane, EC3V 3NA. Shepherd Neame. Version: 2009/07. Shepherd Neame: Bishops Finger, Shepherd Neame: Best Bitter, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. 1-2 guest beers served by gravity dispense [G] (e.g. Elgoods Golden Newt). Small independent bar with downstairs restaurant. Formerly a gentlemens club.

EC3: Corney & Barrow, 25 Fenchurch Ave, EC3M 5AD. Free. Version: 2019/07. The first Corney & Barrow to offer cask beer, now discontinued. Renamed MONIKER in 2019.Map.

EC3: COUNTING HOUSE, 50 Cornhill, EC3V 3PD. Fuller's. Version: 1999/02Fuller's: Chiswick, Fuller's: London Pride,. Opened Dec 97. Full Fullers range. Map.

EC3: CRAFT BEER CO, 29-31 Mitre St, EC3A 5BZ. Independent. Version: 2019/03. 1-2 guest beers served by gravity dispense [G] (e.g. Elgoods Golden Newt). Small independent bar with downstairs restaurant. Formerly a gentlemens club. Changed hands and renamed in November as the seventh CRAFT BEER CO. Ten handpumps and eighteen keg taps serving a large variety of changing beers. Cider available in bag in boxes. Map. Original Name: Trident.

EC3: CRAFTY FELLAS, 29-30 Leadenhall Market, Gracechurch Street, EC3V 1LR. Version 2019/11. Situated in Beehive Passage this is Leadenhall Passage this is Leadenhall markets craft beer bar. 2 cask Ales, 9 Taps and 2 ciders. Food is from We grill. Changing beers such as Five Points Pale and Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter. Map.

EC3: CROSSE KEYS, 7-12 Gracechurch Street, EC3V 0DR. Wetherspoons. Version: 1999/11. New Wetherspoons free house that opened in June 1999. 24 handpumps and 18 guest beers and ciders. Map.

EC3: CRUTCHED FRIAR, 38 Crutched Friars, EC3N 2AE. Stonegate. Version: 2019/08. Fuller's London Pride, Sharp's Doom Bar. Lilley's cider on handpump. New pub. Open Mon-Fri only. Stonegate ex Bass. Map.

EC3: Ye Olde Crutched Friars, 15 Crosswall, EC3N 2LB. G Met Watneys. Version: 1992/02. Pub demolished Demolished 1989. Once was Grand-Met-Watney selling WATNEYS STAG, RUDDLES COUNTY and described thus: L-shaped ground floor bar which has large interesting prints on walls. Upstairs darts bar has no real ale.The pub name commemorates a monastery which used to be near, whose clothing had a cross emblem, hence the appellation crossed or 'crutched'. Hot lunches/Snacks am & pm/Darts/Disco on Fri eves.

EC3: DRAFT HOUSE (SEETHING), 14-15 Seething Lane, EC3N 4AX. Free House. Version: 2019/08. Four beers. Free house/bar that opened in October 2002. Run by Lewis & Clarke. Up to 5 varying cask ales including a Sambrooks beer. Independent bar acquired by expanding small Draft House pubco in July 2013, its sixth outlet. Map. Original Name: Assembly .

EC3: EAST INDIA ARMS, 67 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 4BR. Shepherd Neame. Version: 2006/12. Shepherd Neame: Bishops Finger, Shepherd Neame: Best Bitter, Hancock: HB, Shepherd Neame:Kents Best. Reverted to Bass after 21 year lease to Youngs expired. Now Shepherd Neame. No frills pub in the heart of the City. Note the unusual handpumps. No jeans. Map.

EC3: Elephant, 119 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 5BA. Youngs. Version: 2015/06. Demolished. Hogarth used to live on the site. Locally called the Zoo. Closed in October 2014, for demolition of the office block of which it forms part. Demolished early 2015. Map.

EC3: FACTORY HOUSE, 37 Leadenhall Place, EC3M 7AA. Davys. Version: 2018/10. Davys: Old Wallop. Opened in 2012. Basement wine bar. Map.

EC3: FEN, Fenchchurch Street Station Concourse, EC3M 4AJ. Free House. Version: 2007/06. Fuller's,: London Pride, Greene King: IPA. Renamed FEN, Map. Original Name: RAVEN.

EC3: FOLLY, 1 Gracechurch Street, EC3V 0DD. Drake & Morgan. Version: 2011/06. Fuller's: London Pride, Woodforde: Wherry. Spacious and stylish bar and restaurant occupying ground floor and basement of office building. Opened Nov 2010. Has in-house deli, wine shop and flower shop.Open-to-view kitchen and potted plants throughout. Map.

EC3: Ft S Free House & English Club (The English Club), 26 a Savage Gardens, EC3N 2AR. Thorley Tavern. Version: 2010/12. No longer a pub. Is a Thorley Tavern converted to Orpheus restaurant. Map.

EC3: GRAPES, 14 Lime Street, EC3M 7AN. M&B (franchise), ex-Bass. Version: 1992/02. Adnams: Bitter, Fuller's: London Pride, Sharps: Doom Bar. One bar pub with a restaurant. The bow frontage has a preservation order. Map. Original Name: BUNCH OF GRAPES .

EC3: HABIT, 65 Crutched Friars, EC3N 2AE. Davys Free House. Version: 2006/06. Davys: Original, Davys: Old Wallop. Davys Free House in large modern office block. Map.

EC3: HOOP & GRAPES, 47 Aldgate High Street, EC3N 1AL. Now M&B (Nicholson), ex-Bass. Version: 2022/07. Fuller's: London Pride, Taylors: Landlord, Fuller's: London Pride. Darts. Restaurant. Listed Building dating from the 11th century although it has been a pub for only the last 100 years. It missed the Great Fire of London by a few yards and is one of only a handful of timbered buildings still left in London. The current pub was converted from a wine merchant in 1920. Real cider available.Map.

EC3: HUNG, DRAWN & QUARTERED, 27 Great Tower Street, EC3R 5AQ. Fuller's. Version: 1996/04Fuller's,: London Pride, Fuller's: ESB, Fuller's: Discovery, Fuller's:Chiswick: Fuller's: Bengal Lancer. New pub opened Dec (?) 1995. Seasonal beers. Fullers Ale & Pie Pub near the Tower of London. Map.

EC3: HYDRANT, Equitable House 1 Monument Street, EC3R 8AH. Fuller's. Version: 2015/12. Fuller's,: London Pride. New Fullers pub opend in Sept 99. Refurbished and renamed HYDRANT. FuIIers and guest cask beers, e.g. London Beer Factory Paxton IPA. Map. Original Name: Fine Line .

EC3: JAMAICA WINE HOUSE, St Michaels Alley - Cornhill, EC3V 9DS. Shepherd Neame. Version: 2009/07. Shepherd Neame: Best Bitter, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. Two bars with real ale in the basement only. Lunchtime snacks. Old business centre for the Jamaica trade. The original building was burnt down in the Great Fire of London. The present building dates from 1674. Free House acquired by Shepherd Neame in April 2009. Map.

EC3: LAMB TAVERN, 10/12 Leadenhall Market, EC3V 1LR. Young & Co. Version: 1992/02. Wells & Young's: Youngs Bitter, Wells & Young's: Young's Special, Wells & Young's: Winter Warmer. It was a free house until 1985. Darts and function room. Cooked meals lunchtime, snacks other times. Multi-layered pub in a magnificent Victorian covered market. Crowded lunchtimes and early evenings. Map.

EC3: LIBERTY BOUNDS, 15 Trinity Square, EC3N 4AA. Wetherspoons. Version: 2013/03. Fuller: London Pride, Greene King: IPA, Greene King: Abbot. Opened March 1997. +guest beers; +4 ciders on a total of twelve handpumps. Map.

EC3: LION BAR & KITCHEN, 31 Houndsditch, EC3A 7DB. Nice Bars. Version: 2019/01. Renamed WHITE HORSE by September 2008. Ex Bass (M&B) Taken over by Nice Bars and renamed LION BAR & KITCHEN. Changing beers now 3. Map. Original Name: Red Lion Previous Name(s): O'Neill's, White Horse.

EC3: Mailcoach, 1 Camomile Street, EC3A 7BH. Spirit. Version: 2011/12. Demolished. Now demolished along with surrounding office block. Spirit, ex-Punch Pub Co, ex-Spirit, Map.

EC3: Mary Janes-Dirty Martini, 124-127 Minories, EC3N 1NT. Mint Group. Version: 2017/04. No longer a pub. New Fuller's bar/cafe that opened January 1999. Renamed MARY JANES, Now operated by Mint Group. Closed last year, now the eighth Dirty Martini bar in London, no draught beer. Map. Original Name: Fine Line Previous Name(s): Fine Line.

EC3: MINORIES, 63-744 Minories, EC3N 1JL. Stonegate. Version: 2009/12. Fuller's: London Pride, Wells & Young's: Bombardier, Greene King: IPA, Sharps:Doom Bar. New large pub in railway arches near Tower Gateway DLR station. Stonegate, ex Laurel.Renamed LITTEN TREE? Mentioned in an offer in the Evening Standard of October 17th. News? Former SFI Free House acquired by Laurel.Now Town & City, ex-Laurel. Map.

EC3: MISSOURI ANGEL, 14 Crosswall, EC3N 2LJ. Bass. Version: 2015/06. Sharps: Doom Bar, Wells: Bombardier. Reopened and renamed MISSOURI ANGEL. An independent bar/restaurant with Sierra Nevada and Anchor keg beers.. Cask beer restored, Sharps Doom Bar and Wells & Young Bombardier. Map. Original Name: Mr Micawber Previous Name(s): Angel.

EC3: Mitre, 38 Fish Street Hill, EC3.Scottish & Newcastle. Version:2019/04.Ths pub was missed from the 1986 beer guide because it was demolished before its publication. In 1983 it was described thus: Comfortable one bar pub replete with pictures of hunting scenes. It is reputed that a pub has been on the site since 1638; and it is thought that the building that was there in 1668 was the second to be destroyed in the Fire of London.Snacks am & pm/Lunches. Snacks am & pm/Lunches. It sold YOUNGERS PA and YOUNGERS No3.

EC3: MONUMENT, 18 Fish Street Hill, EC3R 6DB. Greene King. Version: 2019/09. Greene King seasonal, Greene King London Glory, Greene King IPA. Three changing beers. Opened late 97. Now (2007) Greene King owned and renamed Monument. Added to Membership Discount Scheme: 10% off real ales. Map. Original Name: HOGSHEAD .

EC3: NEW MOON, 88 Gracechurch Street, EC3V 0DN. Greene King. Version: 2019/01. Greene King,: IPA, Greene King: Old Speckled Hen. Darts. Cooked meals lunchtime and snacks at other times. Split level pub. Lounge downstairs. Now Greene King, ex-Whitbread via Laurel. Has seasonal beers. Real ale range now:- Greene King Abbot; Greene King IPA 3 changing beers. Membership Discount Scheme: 10% off real ales. Map.

EC3: Old Monk, 80 Leadenhall Street, EC3A 3DH. Free House. Version: 2006/06. No Longer a pub. New pub opened Nov 96(?). On the site of the Bulls Head.Converted to 'Pause' cocktail bar, bottled beers only. Previous Name(s): Pause.

EC3: OLD TEA WAREHOUSE, 6-8 Creechurch Lane, EC3A 5AY. Greene King. Version: 2019/01. Greene King: Abbot, Greene King: IPA. Originally a tea warehouse opened in Oct 96. Available for hire weekends. Transferred to Greene King's Capital Pub Co chain with more varied cask ale range. Membership Discount Scheme: 10% off real ales. Map.

EC3: OLD TOMS BAR, 10-12 Leadenhall Market, EC3V 1LR. Youngs. Version: 2012/06. Sambrooke: Wandle, Wells & Young's: Young's Bitter. Youngs basement bar under Lamb Tavern, now operated separately but under same management as pub above, with its own entrance on Whittington St, opened October 2011.Also has keg and craft bottled beers from Meantime and Camden Town, and Sipsmith gin. Quality cheeses, artisanal cold meals and jars of nuts and olives. Green and cream tiles, bare bricks, polished wooden floor and mix of tables, chairs and sofas. Open 10am-11pm Mon-Fri only. Map.

EC3: PEACOCK, 41 Minories, EC3N 1DY. HP IBEX INVESTMENT S.A.R.L. Version: 2019/09. Black Sheep: Bitter. Ex Grand Met Chef & Brewer and Scottish&New. Apparently SEARCHGRADE LIMITED held the lease but has been sold to HP IBEX INVESTMENT S.A.R.L.Map.

EC3: PITCHER & PIANO, 28 Cornhill, EC3V 3ND. Marston.. Version: 2010/12. Wynchwood: Brakspear Oxford Gold. Now Marston, ex-W&D. Map. Original Name: BAR EXCELLENCE Previous Name(s): Pitcher & Piano.

EC3: Pumphouse, 82 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 4BY. Bass. Version: 2016/10. Demolished. Closed along with whole building (82-86), pending redevelopment. Demolished by Feb 2016. Map.

EC3: Red Lion, 8 Lombard Court, EC3V 9BJ. M&B (Nicholson). Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. M&B (Nicholson), ex Bass, converted in April 2013 to Cyclebeat, a cycling gym. Map.

EC3: Revolution Bar, 1 America Square, EC3N 2LS. Laurel. Version: 2021/01. No Real Ales! Renamed SLUG & LETTUCE. Was Laurel, ex-Whitbread. Now Innventive, ex-Bay Restaurant Group. Formerly HOGSHEAD. Renamed 2012 Revolution Bar. This is one of the Revolution Bars earmarked for closure according to the Evening Standard (Oct 2020). (New Inventive Bar Co). Announced in November 2020 they will not be returning to the America Square site. Map. Original Name: Hogs Head Previous Name(s): Slug & Lettuce.

EC3: Ship, 11 Talbot Court, EC3V 0BP. M&B (Nicholson). Version: 2012/06. Fuller: London Pride, Sharp: Doom Bar, St Austell: Tribute. Cooked food lunchtime and snacks in the evenings.Function room. 5 guests from regionals and micros. Now M&B (Nicholson), ex-Bass. Map. Previous Name(s): Ship Tavern.

EC3: SHIP, 3 Hart Street, EC3R 7NB. Originally Scott & New. Now Star (Heineken). Version: 2019/09. Current beers Landlord, Tribute, Ghost Ship & London Pride. Four changing beers. New operator: - Hart Street Inns Ltd. Cooked meals lunchtime and snacks other times. Darts. Restaurant and function room. Map.

EC3: Ship & Compass-Walkers of Fenchurch St, 18 London Street, EC3R 7JP. Nicholsons FH. Version: 2001/11. Pub Demolished. Once believed to be owned by Bass. Demolished c2001. In 1983 it was Allied Breweries owned serving TAYLOR WALKER BITTER and BURTON ALE. Previous Name(s): Walkers Of Fenchurch St.

EC3: Ship & Turtle, 122 Leadenhall Street - P&O Building, EC3V 4PT. Scottish&New. Version: 2008/12. Pub Demolished Former Courage pub. Former Courage pub. closed c2008 and now demolished. Map. Previous Name(s): Vino Veritas Leadenhall, Vine.

EC3: Ship Tavern, 27 Lime Street, EC3M 7HR. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2012/12. No longer a pub. This was the cellar bar of the Ship and Shovel, so called because coal used to be carried by the shovel load as it was unloaded from Newcastle. Now a Nandos. Map.

EC3: SIMPSONS TAVERN, Marlow House - Lloyds Avenue, EC3V 9DR. Free House. Version: 2007/06. Marston's: Draught Bass. Note correct address. Two bars, ground floor and basement. Lunchtime food. The pub was founded by Thomas Simpson in 1757 and is currently owned by E.J. Rose but was for sale as was the Jamaica Wine House. Map.

EC3: Sir John Falstaff, 17 Eastcheap, EC3M 1BN. Free House. Version: 1996/09. Greene King Abb. No longer a pub. Converted to a shop.

EC3: Slug & Lettuce, 25 St Mary Axe, EC3A 8AA. Stonegate. Version: 2017/08. No real ales! Opened in March (update 29). Renamed SLUG & LETTUCE in 2006. Stonegate, ex Whitbread. Cask beer discontinued. Map. Original Name: HOGSHEAD .

EC3: Sterling, 30 St Mary Axe, EC3A 8BF. Novs. Version: 2020/01. Ex Lewis & Clarke Free House/gastropub opened c. April 2005 on ground floor of landmark 'Gherkin' office building. Entrance is at rear of building, approached through a large outdoor drinking andeating area. Large glass windows, narrow bar area with mixture of seating, cream décor and open-plan kitchen. Small upstairs seating area. Cask beer discontinued following refurbishment. Now opeaated by Mosaic Pubs & Dining. Map.

EC3: SWAN, Ship Tavern Passage, EC3V 1LY. Fuller's. Version: 1992/02. Fuller's,: London Pride, Fuller's: ESB. Became a Fuller's pub in 1993. Larger bar upstairs that can be used as a function room. Darts. Map.

EC3: Tanners Hall, Philpot Lane, EC3M 8AA. Whitbread. Version: 2002/11. No longer a pub. Closed and now (2002) appears to be converted to a job agency.

EC3: THREE LORDS, 47 Minories, EC3N 1DD. Young & Co. Version: 1992/02. Wells & Young's: Youngs Bitter, Wells & Young's: Young's Special, Wells & Young's: Winter Warmer. Darts in the downstairs bar. Built on the site of the old Franciscan nunnery - hence Minories. On dissolution the parish was granted the full privileges of the nunnery including marriage without banns or licence and licensing their own publicans. The name Three Lords comes from three Jacobite Lords executed after the '45 rebellion. Map.

EC3: THREE TUNS, 36 Jewry Street, EC3N 2EX. Bermondsey Pub Co . Version: 2017/10. Renamed HENNESSYS 2003. Taken over by a former operator of the Junction Tavern NW5, and reverted to THREE TUNS. Now offering Sharp's Doom Bar and up to four guestTransferred in June to Enterprises Bermondsey Pub Co managed format. Now has four cask beers from a mix of national and local breweries, plus a range of keg beer from Bermondsey breweries. Offers 10% discount to CAMRA members on production of a current membership card. Map. Original Name: THREE TUNS Previous Name(s): Hennessys.

EC3: Tiger Tavern, Bowring Building - Tower Place, EC3Y 5BT. Bass. Version: 2002/05. Pub Demolished. 2002 update: Where's the Tiger Tavern? Not to be confused with where's the tigers head to which the reply would be "four foot from its tail". Seems to me it has been demolished. Acting on information it is known that the pub was still operating in December 1999 so could still have been trading to May?

EC3: TRINITY BELL, 20 Creechurch Lane, EC3A 5AY. Kornicis. Version: 2018/10. New free house that opened in Dec 1998. Renamed POETS CORNER.closed early 2006. Sold and renamed CHRISTOPHERS BAR & GRILL for a short while but, prior to opening, sold on again to be renamed LOWLANDER. Closed since October 2009. Reopened and renamed JAMIES. No real ale. Was part of Jamies wine bar and restaurant chain operated by Kornicis Group by June 2011 with keg beer. One of four outlets acquired in April 2018 by Fuller’s. Renamed CREECHURCH PUB & BAR. Still no cask beer. Now renamed TRINITY BELL. Cask beer restored, e.g. Dark Star Hophead, Fuller’s London Pride and Red Fox. Map. Original Name: Poets Previous Name(s): Poets Corner, Poets Bar, Lowlander.

EC3: Underwriter, 15 St. Mary Axe, EC3A 8AH. Scott & New. Version: 2017/06. No longer a pub. Basement bar under Commercial Union Building. Now Trust Inns, ex-S&N. Closed in 2011. Closed again and converted to a branch of Costa Coffee. (July 2014) Web confirms this. Map.

EC3: WALRUS & CARPENTER, 45 Monument Street, EC3R 8BU. M&B (Nicholson). Version: 2011/12. Fuller: London Pride, St Austell: Tribute, Sharp: Doom Bar. Formerly called the Cock. Two lounges, a wine barand function room as well as a restaurant. Now M&B (Nicholson), ex-Bass. Was leased by Youngs between 1992 and 2006. Map. Original Name: Cock .

EC3: WINDSOR, 2 London Street, EC3R 7NA. Town (Stonegate). Version: 2019/08. Sharps Doom Bar plus four changing beers. Two dartboards. Restaurant. Now M&B, ex-Bass. Renamed GOOSE AT FENCHURCH Ex Ind Coope. Sells real ale on a Tuesday night at £2.70 a pint. Map. Original Name: CITY OF LONDON YEOMAN Previous Name(s): Goose At Fenchurch.

EC3: WINE LODGE, 145 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 6BL. Free House. Version: 2008/12. Harvey: Sussex Best Bitter, Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. Closed 2007. Reopened and now independent, ex-Young. Formerly CHAPMANS WINE LODGE. + Waggledance. Map. Original Name: Chapmans Wine Lodge Previous Name(s): Wine Lodge.


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EC4: ALBION, 2/4 New Bridge Street, EC4V 6AA. Young & Co. Version: 2011/06. Wells & Young's: Youngs Bitter, Wells & Young's: Young's Special. Renamed Forester & Firkin. Renamed O'Neill's and keg 2000. Reverted to ALBION. Acquired by Youngs from M&B and added to their pub and dining chain after refurbishment. Bare floorboards,sofas, chandeliers etc. Ex Ind Coope. The pub had a cider only licence until c1954 and was probably the last cider house in the City. Map. Original Name: ALBION Previous Name(s): Forester & Firkin, O'Neills.

EC4: All Bar One, 103 Cannon Street, EC4N 5AD. Bass (M&B). Version: 2006/12. No real ales! Opened in July 97. Map.

EC4: ALL BAR ONE, 44/46 Ludgate Hll, EC4M 7DE. M&B. Version: 2012/06Fuller: London Pride, Sharp: Doom Bar. New bar opened (May 96?) in office block. Map.

EC4: Apostle, 34-36 Ludgate Hill, EC4M 7DE. Eldridge Pope. Version: 2013/12. No longer a pub. Opened Nov 97. Renamed APOSTLE, still no real ale. Operated by Food & Drink Group. Formerly Jamies 34 LUDGATE HILL. Converted to a Garfunkels restaurant by January 2013. Map. Original Name: Slurping Toad Previous Name(s): Jamies, Slurping Toad.

EC4: BANKER, Cousin Lane, EC4R 3TE. Fuller's. Version: 1992/02Fuller's: London Pride, Fuller's: Chiswick, Fuller's: ESB. The pub is formed by an arch of Cannon Street BR Station bridge with two smaller arches forming a tunnel effect from which the river can be viewed. Interesting use of unpainted wood decorated in largely an Art Deco style. Patio. Cooked meals and snacks atall times. OK for the disabled. Map. Original Name: Bouncing Banker .

EC4: BB's Bistro, Walbrook. Free House. Version: 1986/00. This pub was mentioned in passing on page 170 of the 1986 guide as no longer serving the community as a pub. This was the description given in the 1983 guide: Closed at w/es. open 11.00-2.00/ 5.00-8.00. Musical orientated young people's place. No jeans; 'smart shirt'. It sold Trumans Bitter.

EC4: Be at One (B@1), 24 King William Street/Arthur Street, EC4R 9AJ. Free House. Version: 2012/06. No real ales! Replaced the Square Rigger. There are two drinking establishments on this site# the upstairs sports a champagne bar which host toilets for the disabled.Renamed DIZZYS. Fitted out with bare floorboards and sofas. Ground floor only, kitchen now in basement. Opens 11- 11 Mon-Fri only.ght think that this should have been the Bull Market. Is a Free House, ex-Bass. Renamed Sports ACademy 1997. Free, converted to Be at One (B@1) cocktail bar with no draught beer of any kind. Map. Previous Name(s): Sports Academy, Dizzy's-Bull, Bear & Broker.

EC4: BELL, 29 Bush Lane, EC4R 0AN. Ex Courage now Bermondsey Pub Co (Ei Group). Version: 2019/09. Three handpumps Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter, Sharp's Cornish Coaster, Sharp's Doom Bar. At the time of surveying this old pub was surrounded by new building works for which extensive demolition was required; fortunately a preservation order prevented the Bell from becoming a casualty. Lunchtime food.+Guests (e.g. Wye Valley IPA). Enterprise, ex-Courage. Owner now (Ei Group). Has become part of Ei's managed Bermondsey Pub Co division.Map.

EC4: Bell, 6 Addle Hill, EC4V 5AY. Bass. Version: 1996/09. Pub Demolished. Closed and demolished c1988. From 1983: Bass Charrington. CHARRINGTON IPA. One bar pub popular with post office workers. Darts/Pool/Musak.

EC4: BLACK FRIAR, 174 Queen Victoria Street, EC4V 4EG. M&B Nicholsons (Mitchells & Butlers). Version: 2022/07. Fuller's London Pride, St Austell Nicholson's Pale Ale, number of changing beers three. Built in 1875, this house was remodelled by H. Fuller Clark in 1905. Rich and elaborate marble alabaster and mosaic wall and ceiling designs, in art nouveau. It was restored by Larkin# May & Co. in 1983. Look for nursery rhymes in the Grotto bar. Outside Outside drinking area. Food lunchtimes. Now believed to be owned by Bass. Map.

EC4: Bonapartes, Cannon St Station, EC4N 6AP. Free House. Version: 2004/11. Pub closed. Closed. Map. Original Name: Cannon Street Buffet Bar Previous Name(s): Cafe Bar.

EC4: Bradys-Dome, 3/4 Seacoal Lane. Version: 1986/00. Whitbreads. This pub was mentioned in passing on page 170 of the 1986 guide as no longer serving the community as a pub. This was the description given in the 1983 guide: Opens 11.00-3.00/5.00-8.00 and weekends. Smart large modern marble and brick establishment (formerly the 'New King Lud') with vaired food bar and outside seating. In summer, large French doors open out to theBar reservable for evening functions/Lunches upstairs. Bar reservable for evening functions/Lunches upstairs. It sold WHITBREAD WETHERED and BRADY'S STRONG BITTER (FLOWERS ORIGINAL).

EC4: Calico, 67-69 Watling Street, EC4M 9DD. Massive. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. Previously unreported outlet for the chain inherited by Wolves & Dudley from Marstons. Renamed CALICO on acquisition recently by Massive. Marston (leased to Massive), now converted by March 2013 to Buenos Aires, an Argentinian steak restaurant. Map. Original Name: PIictcher & Piano .

EC4: Camino, 33 Blackfriars Lane, EC4V 6EP. Free House. Version: 2019/06. No Real Ale! Free house/bar run by Thomas & Carter 2002 replacing the demolished Queens Head. Closed and boarded up by September 2009. Reopened as Camino A small chain of Spanish bar/restaurants, more focused on cava, sherry and tapas than on beer. Crowded with City custom after work. The basement is a cava bar. Closed and for lease. Map. Original Name: Evangelist .

EC4: CANNICK TAPS, 105 Cannon Street, EC4N 5AD. Stonegate. Version: 2022/07. Former Grand Met Trumans. 1996 Renamed back to London Stone. TCG, ex-S&N via Spirit in 2005. Renamed CANNICK TAPPS. Refurbished in July, now has a craft wall and changing London cask beers. On visit 6th April 2018, two ales on, Doombar and Hogblin. Only has 2 handpumps. Other beer today (13/07/22) is Wimbledon SW19. Map. Original Name: London Stone Previous Name(s): Vino Veritas Cannon Street.

EC4: Cannon, 95 Cannon Street, EC4N 5AD. Bass. Version: 2008/07. Pub Demolished Ex-Bass, demolished by July 2007. Map.

EC4: Carter Rooms, 56 Carter Lane, EC4V 5EA. Free House. Version: 2014/06. No longer a pub. New (1997) Free House. Irish theme pub in former restaurant. Renamed CARTER ROOMS by November 2011, Free, H removed. Closed. Reopened as Krua a Thai restaurant. Map. Original Name: Ryans'b Public House (Bar) Previous Name(s): Ryans Public House (Bar).

EC4: Cartoonist, 76 Shoe Lane, EC4A 3JB. Enterprise. Version: 2015/06. Demolished. Former Grand Met Watneys. Outside drinking area. Closed late December 2012, demolished the following year to make way for a large development. Map.

EC4: CASTLE-26 FURNIVAL STREET, 26 Furnival Street, EC4A 1JS. Red Car. Version: 2019/01. Red Car Ex Ind Coope. Closed in April, 2015 for conversion to a hotel. Renamed 26 FURNIVAL STREET. Gastro pub which has opened after the building was redeveloped. Three Changing beers. Website: https://www.26furnivalstreet.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/26-Furnival-Street-543525959394465 Map.

EC4: CENTRE PAGE, 29 Knightrider Street, EC4V 5BH. Free House. Version: 2012/12. Fuller's, Gales: Seafarers. Renamed St Pauls Wine Vaults and now Horn Tavern.2002 renamed CENTRE PAGE. Now a Front Page Pubs free house. Will revert from Center Page following sale in January 2005 see www.horntavern.co.uk. Contact 02072363614 02072363615 fax. Map. Original Name: Horn Tavern Previous Name(s): Horns.

EC4: YE OLDECHESHIRE CHEESE, 145 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BU. Samuel Smith. Version: 1992/02. Sam Smiths: OBB. This pub, rebuilt shortly after the Great Fire of London. Restaurant. Map.

EC4: City Retreat, 74 Shoe Lane, EC4A 3BQ. Youngs. Version: 2015/06. Pub demolished. Was Dizzys and Two Brewers. Former Bass pub. Closed early January 2013, demolished the following year to make way for a large development. Map. Original Name: Two Brewers Previous Name(s): Dizzys.

EC4: Clachan, Old Mitre Court, EC4Y 7BP. Scott & New. Version: 2007/06. Closed. A large downstairs bar in addition to another upstairs. Mark this pub as one to be visited in an area of remarkable hostelries. ex- S&N, closed and boarded up 2007. Previous Name(s): Serjeants.

EC4: YE OLDE COCK TAVERN, 22 Fleet Street, EC4Y 1AA. Spirit Group. Version: 2022/07. Regular beers: Greene King Abbot, Greene King IPA, Morland Old Speckled Hen, number of changing beers one. Selling Weston’s Old Rosie? Former Grand Met Trumans. Two function rooms, a cocktail bar, and a compact disc jukebox from which silence can be obtained. The original Cock Tavern was located across the other side of Fleet Street. Map.

EC4: COCKPIT, 7 St Andrew's Hill, EC4V 5BY. Enterprise Inns. Version: 2007/12. Adnams: Bitter, Marston's: Pedigree. Interesting galleried pub handy for cock fights in days gone by. Cooked meals and snacks at all times. Now Enterprise, ex-Courage via Unique. Map.

EC4: CORNEY & BARROW, 10 Paternoster Square, EC4M 7DX. Version: 2017/08. Hook Norton: Hookey Bitter. Draught beer, real and keg, now installed in this C&B wine bar and restaurant chain outlet. Renamed HAPPENSTANCE in 2017.

EC4: CORNEY & BARROW-EL VINO, 12 Masons Avenue, EC2V 5BT. Drake & Morgan. Version: 2013/01. Shepherd Neame: Whitstable Bay. Real ale now installed alongside keg in this C&B wine bar and restaurant chain outlet. old to Davys and renamed February EL VINO , the first such new opening since Davys acquired the El Vino chain in 2015. Still has cask beer, now Shepherd Neame Whitstable Bay. Two keg beers from Meantime. Original Name: CORNEY & BARROW .

EC4: Crown & Sugarloaf, 26 Bride Lane, EC4Y 8DT. Samuel Smith. Version: 2014/16. No real ales! Tiny pub opened by Sam Smiths in June 2004 and occupying the area which was formerly par of the bar of the Punch Tavern (98-99 Fleet Street, EC4Y 1DE) of which Sam Smiths owns the freehold. It was partitioned off when the rest of the Punch Tavern was sold and extended in 1997and has remained vacant ever since! Renovated in traditional style with dark wood panelling, etched glass windows, brown marble bar top, leather covered ben ches, chandeliers and a fireplace complete with candles. A no smoking pub with food restricted to soup and cold snacks. H removed in 2013. The men from Tadcaster strike again, just like in 1995. Map.

EC4: Dado54, 54 Farringdon Street, EC4A 4BD. Marylebone Leisure Group. Version: 2019/06. No real ales! New keg free house/bar. Renamed Plum Tree. Independent, closed and gutted in January 2014, future uncertain. Closed over a year ago, taken over by HM Establishment Ltd and reopened August 2014 as DADO54. No cask beer. Closed in 2019.Map. Original Name: Carriage House Previous Name(s): Plum Tree.

EC4: Dandy Roll, Gateway House - Bread Street, EC4M 9BH. Whitbread. Version: 1996/09. Pub demolished. Demolished 1998. Once a Pub under office block. Theatrical posters and cartoons. Wood used in decor to good effect. Two hot dishes per day (and possibly some food). Musak and jukebox. .

EC4: Davy's, 10 Creed Lane, EC4V 5BR. Davys Freehouse. Version: 2012/12. Closed. Closed 2010 after 23 years. Building work underway along whole side of the street. The Happenstance bar and restaurant on Ludgate Hill extended into these premise. Map.

EC4: Deacons, 6 Walbrook, EC4N 8DQ. Bass. Version: 2011/12. Demolished. renamed DEACONS COFFEE HOUSE by 2006, M&B, ex-Bass, closed and behind hoardings for huge Bucklersbury House redevelopment. Now demolished.0 Map.

EC4: Dome, 4 St Pauls Churchyard, EC4. Whitbread. Version: 2005/05. No longer a pub. New keg bar/cafe Jan 98? Converted to a Strada pizza restaurant 2005.

EC4: DRAFT HOUSE CHANCERY, 1 Plough Place, Fetter Lane, EC4A 1DE. Draft. Version: 2016/08. Opened in April 2016, in former restaurant. Their eighth place and largest so far. Sambrooks Wandle and guests. Many keg and bottled beers. Map.


EC4: Falstaff, 70 Fleet Street., EC4. Free house. Version: 1986/00. Pub demolished. This pub was mentioned in passing on page 170 of the 1986 guide as no longer serving the community as a pub. This was the description given in the 1983 guide. Closed at weekends. Possibly the most difficult pub to find in London. No pub sign; go downstairs to the left, under the Pizzaland sign. Well worn but comfortable and friendly basement bar. Snacks am. It sold YOUNGS SPECIAL, YOUNGS BITTER and YOUNG JOHN'S ALE.

EC4: FARRINGDON TAP, 41 Farringdon Street, EC4A 4AN. Version: 2020/03. Opened 20 February 2020. Currently on soft launch from 4pm. Based in a former restaurant this bar has 3 levels. On the ground floor single bar dispenses 4 casks ales and a range of keg and bottles. There is additional seating downstairs and a mezzanine floor. Food is Gyoza dumplings. Map.


EC4: FARRINGDONS, Farringdon Street (Near Holborn Viaduct). Free House. Version 1986/00. No longer a pub.This pub was mentioned in passing on page 170 of the 1986 guide as no longer serving the community as a pub. This was the description given in the 1983 guide: Not open evenings and weekends. Wine bar/restaurant with the accent heavily on food. You are expected to eat but can get a drink without doing so. It sold Websters Yorkshire Bitter.

EC4: FINE LINE, 1 Bow Churchyard, EC4M 9HH. Fuller's. Version: 2020/07. Closed for refurbishment. Latest Fullers cafe-bar on ground floor of office building opened 1998. Glass frontage and doors lead into cream painted bar with light pine flooring, bar top and furniture. 'Abstract' coloured paintings. Emphasis on food and cocktails. Map.

EC4: First Edition, 62 Fleet Street. Free House. No real ale! This pub was mentioned in passing on page 170 of the 1986 guide as no longer serving the community as a pub. This was the only description given in the 1983 guide.

EC4: George, 25 Old Bailey, EC4. Elderidge Pope. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Demolished c.1990. Fron Dawn Norris nee Perchard "The George public house which was on Old Bailey Street and was blown up in the Old Bailey bombing by the IRA. My grandparents ran the pub from approx 1958 til 1966. I think my nan was the licensee as my grand dad was in the navy. She was apparently the only female licensee in london at that time. Ethel Laura Perchard and Francis St. Helier Perchard." From 1983 ELAC Beer Guide: Redecorated pub now owned by Eldridge Pope and run by Clarke Baker Inns. Is handy for the Central Criminal Courts across the road; is on the pricey side. Hot & cold food am & pm/Musak/Darts.

EC4: GOLDEN FLEECE, 9 Queen Street, EC4N 1SP. Greene King. Version: 2022/07. Regular beers Greene King IPA, EC4 Fleeced (house beer), one changing beer. One of Greene King's growing estate in London. A downstairs restaurant doubles as a function room in the evenings. Children in restaurant only (roasted or fried?). Transferred to Greene King's Capital Pub Co chain with more varied cask ale range. Map.

EC4: Grand Union-Shutters, Rolls Passage-Chancery Lane, EC4A 1HL. Scott & New. Version: 2019/03. No real ales! New pub opened early 1992. Ex S&N Pub Co, ex-Youngers via S&N. Renamed at the start of 2014 GRAND UNION , the burger & cocktail chain. Cask beer now discontinued. Having been acquired in June with other Grand Union outlets, closed in January with freehold and leasehold on the market. Still closed - lease now on Star website - Jan 2019. Reopened and renamed SHUTTERS by new opeartor Johnson Collective. Mainly a cocktail bar with keg beers. Map. Original Name: Blue Anchor .

EC4: Green Man, 7 Bucklersbury, EC4 8AX. Scott & New. Version: 1994/02. Pub demolished Demolished 1994. From 1983: YOUNGERS No3, SHEPHERD NEAME MASTER BREW. Crowded corner pub with three interesting bars. Pleasant, ornate Victorian woodwork throughout, including inlaid rosewood portraits and scenes. Cold food in bar am/Hot food in Dive Bar. Darts by permission only.

EC4: HACK & HOP, 35 Whitefriars Street, EC4Y 8BH. Now leased to the Portobello Pub Co. Version: 2019/10. Windsor & Eton: Windsor Knot, : Abbot. Former Bass pub.Grade II listed building. Nicknamed Old Scotch Doors. Darts. Function room.Independent, ex-Greene King pub acquired by Pubs of Distinction operators of Old Red Cow, EC1 and Dean Swift, SE1 with cask and craft keg beers and due to be renamed HACK & HOP on completion of refurbishment in late November 2013.Confirmed renamed HACK & HOP by Pubs of Distinction in November 2013, Refurbished with white painted decor, mirrors at rear, TV for sport, and newspapers. Upstairs bar has only keg beers. Traditional British food. Map. Original Name: COACH & HORSES .

EC4: Happenstance, 1a Ludgate Hill, EC4M 7AA. Drake & Morgan. Version: 2019/08. Modern Drake & Morgan bar/restaurant opened in June 2013 under offices. Having closed in 2017 became a McDonald's later that year. Map.

EC4: HARRILD & SONS, 26 Farringdon Street,, EC4A 4AB. Barworks. Version: 2014/06. Craft beer orientated pub and restaurant opened in February 2014 by Barworks on ground floor of offices originally printworks.Four handpumps with 2/3 varying cask ales from micros and a real cider, 12 keg fonts and 300 bottled beers. Open 12-midnight (2am Thu, 3am Fri); closed Sun. .

EC4: HARROW, 22 Whitefriars Street, EC4Y 8JJ. Fuller's. Version: 1992/03Fuller's: ESB, Fuller's: London Pride, Fuller's Chiswick. Became a Fuller's tied house 2005. A tastefully refurbished hostelry with three bars, one of which must be the smallest in the vicinity if not the whole of the East London & City area. Ther estaurant doubles as a function room with bar. Hot food lunchtimes and snacks at other times.. Map.

EC4: HOOP & GRAPES, 80 Farringdon Street, EC4A 4BL. Shepherd Neame. Version: 2010/12. Shepherd Neame: Spitfire. Reopened as Samuels, Bar & Restaurant. Reverted to Hoop & Grapes. in June 2000? Acquired by Hall & Woodhouse.Renamed MASH TUN. Accquired by Shepherd Neame from Hall & Woodhouse. In March 2004. Ex Courage. Map. Original Name: Hoop & Grapes Previous Name(s): Samuels Bar, Mash Tun.

EC4: Fleet Place, 1 Fleet Place, EC4M 7RA. Kornicis. Version: 2018/04. No real ales! Next to City Thameslink station (north exit). New pub. Ex the Old Monk Pub Co. chain. Accquired by Puzzle Pub Co. Renamed PUZZLE EC4. Renamed Jamies. Acquired in April by Fuller’s. Renamed FLEET PLACE. Still no cask beer. Map. Original Name: LEARNED MONK Previous Name(s): Puzzle EC4.

EC4: JAMIES, 36 Tudor Street, EC4Y 0BS. Kornicis. Version: 2015/09. Greene King: Ruddles County. Former Grand Met Watneys. Acquired by Kornicis in 2012 and renamed as a JAMIES chain bar. Shepherd Neame Spitfire. Map. Original Name: WITNESS BOX.

EC4: Kanola-Be At One, Hill House - Shoe Lane, EC4A 3BQ. Free House. Version: 2020/07. No real ale. Former Courage pub.Renamed OLD COBBLERS BAR & TERRACE BRASSERIE. Then renamed Walkabout. Renamed Alibi.2005. Renamed KANOLA by November 2011. Now 2020, a Be At One. Now Stonegate. Map. Original Name: Crown & Anchor Previous Name(s): Old Cobblers Bar & Terrace, Walkabout, Alibi-Spatz.

EC4: King & Keys, 142 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BP. Free House. Version: 2009/12. No Longer a pub. Renamed Scruffy Murphy's. Then believed to be owned by Bass.Renamed Mahoneys from Scruffy Murphys. Renamed 2004 back to King & Keys. Now a free house.M&B, ex-Six Continents, closed along with whole building. Was MAHONEYS and SCRUFFY MURPHYS for a while.M&B, ex-Six Continents, now converted to café use. Previous Name(s): Scruffy Murphys.

EC4: Last-Balls Brothers (Shoe Lane), 83 Shoe Lane, EC4A 3BQ. Free House. Version: 2020/09. No real ales! Lewis & Clarke free house. Opened in Dec 2002 at entrance to Athena Place office complex. No real ale. Chain acquired c.2009 by Balls Brothers, who were acquired in 2011 by Novus Leisure. Now renamed BALLS BROTHERS (SHOE LANE) and cask beer discontinued. Closed, 2020 for refurbishment. No longer operated by Mosaic - current operator unknown. Map.

EC4: Leon, Ludgate Circus, EC4M 7LQ. Whitbread. Version: 2016/08. Closed Re-opened 1993 known as the 'Hogshead in Ludgate'.Converted to 'Leon' restaurant. Formerly HOGSHEAD and originally OLD KING LUD. The loss of yet another famous London pub on a prominent site, once the flagship of the Whitbread estate.Closed 2016. Original Name: OLD KING LUD Previous Name(s): Hogs Head.

EC4: YE OLDE LONDON, 42 Ludgate Hill, EC4M 7DE. Scott & New. Version: 2005/12. Adnams: Bitter, Adnams: Broadside, Greene King: IPA, Marston's:Pedigree: C Wells Bombar. Was Bell, Book & Candle but now renamed back to its original name. A reinstatement of real ale and traditional décor, with good riddance to the dreadful 'Eerie Pub Co' horror theme. Now Spirit, ex-S&N. Bars on ground floor and in basement. Map. Original Name: LONDON Previous Name(s): Bell, Book & Candle.

EC4: LOOSE CANNON, 13 All Hallows Lane, EC4R 3UL. Free House. Version: 2018/02. Taylors: Landlord, Sharp: Doom Bar. Seasonal beer. Opened underneath Cannon St Station in 2000 in former club premises. Food lunchtime and evenings. Renamed LOOSE CANNON by May 2012. Renamed CITY BAR. Sharp’s Cornish Coaster and Timothy Taylor Landlord. Map. Original Name: Fifteen 05 .

EC4: Ludgate Cellars, 1 Apothecary Street, EC4V 6EU. Whitbread. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Demolished 1989. Description from 1986: Large cellar type establishment under railway arches with several different area to choose from. Mixture of pub, wine bar, and restaurant. Immediateatmosphere with candles. Has 6 dartboards (booking only). Weekdays only 11. 30-3pm and 5-9pm but sometimes later.

EC4: MAGPIE & STUMP, 18 Old Bailey, EC4M 7EP. Bass. Version: 2015/07. Fuller's: London Pride. The present pub is a replacement for a superb replication that was erected in the 1930s and was in the Tudor style. The present pub has been decorated in a quasi art deco style that appears to be taking over from the fake memorabilia syndrome. Very friendly staff in this three-bar pub that includes a restaurant. Function room. Facilities for the disabled. Renamed FIREFLY, Reverted in 2014 to MAGPIE & STUMP. Robinsons Trooper and three guests. Map. Original Name: MAGPIE & STUMP Previous Name(s): Firefly.

EC4: Master Gunner, 37 Cathedral Place, EC4M 7ED. Youngs. Version: 1999/11. Pub demolished Demolished December 1999. Was demolished as part of the Paternoster Square/St Pauls redevelopment.

EC4: Monument Tavern, 60 King William Street, EC4R 9AA. Fullers. Version: 1992/03. No Longer a pub. Demolished and now a Corney & Barrow. From 1983: Allied Breweries. BURTON ALE, IND COOPE BITTER. Closes 9pm; opens lunchtime only at weekends. Fairly plain, long one bar pub. No dirty or improper attire. Hot lunches.

EC4: OLD BANK OF ENGLAND, 194 Fleet Street, EC4A 2LT. Fuller's. Version: 1992/04. Fuller's,: London Pride, Fuller's: ESB. New pub opened in August 1994 on site of old Bank of England premises (till 1975 after 94 years) and lately a Bristol & West Building Society office. Grade One Listed building. Map.

EC4: OLD BELL, 95 Fleet Street, EC4Y 1DH. Nicholson. Version: 1992/02. Adnams: Bitter, Caledonian: Deuchers IPA, St Austel: Tribute, Taylor:Landlord. Now (200) believed to be owned by Bass. Ex Nicholsons. Map.

EC4: OYSTER SHED, 1 Angel Lane, EC4R 3AB. Geronimo. Version: 2012/06. Adnams: Broadside, Sharp: Doom Bar, Wells & Young's: Youngs Bitter, Wells & Young's:Wells Bombardier. Brand new Youngs Geronimo-branded pub and restaurant opened late January on ground floor of Nomura office building. Large bar area with lower seating area with booths alongside tall windows looking out on the river. Modern decor with vague nautical theme, large chandeliers, light pine bar side andflooring, zinc bar top, mixture of chairs, tables and sofas and two large clocks at either end. One TV for sport and loud background music. Open-to-view kitchen, serving oysters (@£1.75 each), traditional British foodincluding daily specials and 2/3 course express menus for City suits in a hurry. Stairs lead up to mezzanine floor overlooking the main bar area with a small bar (no cask ale), a restaurant and separate function room.Note the early 19th century German wall map of Europe. Limited outdoor drinking within roped off patio area. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri, closed weekends. Food available 12-3/5.30-9.30. Map.

EC4: PATERNOSTER, 2/4 Queens Head Passage, EC4M 7DX. Young & Co. Version: 2004/05. Opened Dec 2003 replacing the Master Gunner demolished c1999. Open 11-11 Mon-Fri, 11-5/6 Sat, 12-5/6 Sun. Map.

EC4: Paternoster Chop House, Warwick Court - Paternoster Square, EC4M 7DX. Version: 2021/01. Closed. Conran bar and restaurant with a very British menu. Opened 2005. Closed after relocation to former Union bar. Current occupancy of site unknown.

EC4: PAVILION END, 23 Watling Street, EC4M 9BR. Fuller. Version: 2011/12. Fuller: Chiswick Bitter, Fuller: London Pride, Fuller: ESB. Live sport coverage every day via satellite TV. Pricey yuppies' pub. A downstairs bar, garden and function room complete this rambling pub. Acquired by Fullers from Marston (ex Wizard) in early November 2011, Map.

EC4: PELT TRADER, Arch 3, Dowgate Hill, EC4N 6AP. Version: 2013/12. Varying guest beers mainly from microbreweries (£3.40/pint) from eight cask taps behind bar (e.g. Buxton, Moor, Tiny Rebel), plus craft keg beers and lagers from the UK and the Continent and a cider from 12 keg tapsNew independent pub in railway arch underneath Cannon Street Station, opened in June and in same ownership as Holborn Whippet WC1, Bloomsbury Lanes WC1 and part-ownership of Euston Tap, NW1. Approached through archway opening out into bar area with industrial white decor, green painted floor, limited bench seating, ceiling fans and metallic panels behind bar.A canoe hangs from the ceiling. Decorative mirrors depict pelt traders, the Skinners Hall being located opposite. Limited food available. Open 12-11 Mon-Fri, closed weekends.

EC4: PEPYS-SAMUEL PEPYS, Stew Lane , High Timber Street, EC4V 3PT. M&B. Version: 2018/08. Opened Dec 1999. Replaced a pub of the same name nearby. Now just the Pepys. Acquired in July 2018 by Shepherd Neame. Shepherd Neame Spitfire and Whitstable Bay and renamed back to Samuel Pepys. Map. Original Name: Samuel Pepys .

EC4: Pitcher & Piano, 67-69 Watling Street, EC4M 9DD. Massive. Version: 2006/12. No Longer a pub. Previously unreported outlet for the chain inherited by Wolves & Dudley from Marstons. Renamed CALICO on acquisition recently by Massive. Map. Previous Name(s): Calico.

EC4: Poppinjay, 119 Fleet Street, EC4A 2BD. Bass. Version: 1992/03. No Longer a pub. Demolished 1991 and now a Boots. From 1983: CHARRINGTON IPA, DRAUGHT BASS. Closed Sun am. Situated in the modern Daily Express Building; a comfortable, plush busy one bar extablishment popular with the Press. The pub name is associated with the emblem of the Abbots of Cirenceste and an annual archery competition in early times, in which the target was a stuffed bird and the winner dubbed 'Captain Poppinay'. Food am/Darts.

EC4: Porters Lodge, 17 Arthur Street, EC4R 9AY. Bass. Version: 2015/16. Pub demolished. Closed last year (2014), the whole office block has now been demolished. Map.

EC4: Printers Devil, 98 Fetter Lane, EC4A 1EP. Free House. Version: 2008/12. Closed. Formerly the Vintner's Arms. The 'devil' is the urchin-like errand boy of tradition. Very friendly nicely renovated pub not overdone with memorabiliaNow Greene King, ex- Whitbread via Laurel. Ex Greene King. Reopened as a Free House by operators Punch Taverns. Map.

EC4: EC4 Printer's Pie, 60 Fleet Street. Free House. No real ale! . This pub was mentioned in passing on page 170 of the 1986 guide as no longer serving the community as a pub.

EC4: PUNCH TAVERN, 99 Fleet Street, EC4Y 1DE. Punch Taverns,ex Nicholsons FH. Version: 2017/12. Partly reopened. Range now; Hook Norton: Old Hooky; + guest beer (e.g.Wychwood Hobgoblin). Punch, ex-Bass. Taken over in September 2017 by Urban Pubs & Bars. Three cask beers. Map.

EC4: Queens Head, 31 Blackfriars Lane, EC4V 6EH. Ind Coope. Version: 1999/02. Pub demolished Demolished 1999. See Camin.

EC4: Red Lion-Reflex-Popworld, 17 Watling Street, EC4M 9BB. Bass. Version: 2018/09. No Longer a pub. Demolished 1997. Something called Reflex is there now see http://www.reflex-london.co.uk Rebranded in September 2018 POPWORLD, still music-oriented. Still no cask beer.

EC4: RISING SUN, 61 Carter Lane, EC4V 5DY. G Met Trumans. Version: 1997/06. Greene King,: Ruddles County,, Fuller's: London Pride,. Was named the Hedgehog & Hogshead before reveting back. Map. Previous Name(s): Hedgehog & Hogshead.

EC4: Riverside Inn, Queen Street Place, EC4R 1AY. Free House. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Closed by 1986, demolished by 1991. From 1983: ARKELLS KINGSDOWN ALE, TRUMANS BITTER. Opens 6pm on Sat eves. Modern Berni establishment with restaurant (closed Sat lunchtime & Sun eves) and outside seating area. The Bridge Bar, up the stairs from the road, contains the real ale and has a pleasant view of the Thames. The Arkells BB isthought to be pressure dispense. Hot & cold food/Musak/Devil among the Tailors.

EC4: RUDDS, 148 Queen Victoria Street, EC4V 4BY. Bass. Version: 2014/12. Wells & Young's: Courage Best Bitter,, Fuller: London Pride, Greene King: Abbot. This pub has a medieval look with beams etc; the name commemorates a nearby castle; some of the remains can still be seen# built by Baynard# a mate of William the Conqueror. The pub has numerous levels and an upstairs games room (pool). A friendly place. Renamed GOOSE AT THE CASTLE 2001 and COS BAR 2006. Now Rudds. http://www.ruddsblackfriars.co.uk/contact.asp Map. Original Name: BAYNARD CASTLE Previous Name(s): Goose At The Castle, Cos Bar.

EC4: Rumboe, 27 Old Bailey, EC4M 7HS. Free House. Version: 2012/06. Demolished. Converted to Terranostra restaurant by November 2007.Free, already reported converted to restaurant, now demolished along with whole block by March 2012. Map. Previous Name(s): O'Donnells, Chamber Bar.

EC4: Samuel Pepys, Brooks Wharf - 48 Upper Thames Street, EC4V 3DE. Bass. Version: 1999/11. No longer a pub. Closed early 1991. Converted to flats.

EC4: SEA HORSE, 64 Queen Victoria Street, EC4N 4SJ. Stonegate ex Bermonsey Pub Co (Ei Group). Version: 2022/07. Regular beer is Sharp's Doom Bar and number of changing beers= two. Former Courage pub. Bermonsey Pub Co (Ei Group), ex Enterprise, ex-S&N via Unique. Converted to Bermondsey Pub Co format during recent (2019) refurbishment. Map.

EC4: Serjeants, Old Mitre Court, EC4Y 7BP. Scott & New. Version: 2019/05. Closed. A large downstairs bar in addition to another upstairs. Mark this pub as one to be visited in an area of remarkable hostelries. ex- S&N, closed and boarded up. Renmaed Serjeants by 2005 and closed and boarded Jan 2015. Now part of the Apex Hotel. Original Name: Clachan Previous Name(s): Serjeants.

EC4: Shades-Old City of London Shades, 5 Bucklersbury, EC4. Greene King. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Bought from Sam Smiths in February 1989. Demolished July 1994 Previous Name(s): Old City Of London Shades.

EC4: SHAW'S BOOKSELLERS, 31-34 St Andrews Hill, EC4V 5DE. Fuller's. Version: 2008/12. Fuller's,: London Pride. Opened Dec 97. Map.

EC4: Sir Christopher Wren, 17/19 Paternoster Square, . Scottish&New. Version: 1992/03. Pub Demolished. Former Grand Met Clifton Inns. Closed. Demolished.c 1994. Now S&N owned. .

EC4: SIR JOHN HAWKSHAW, Cannon Street Station, EC4. Wetherspoon. Version: 2019/09. New pub opened on 10 February 2015, named after the engineer who built the Charing Cross and Cannon Street railways. Open-to-view cask cellar and stillage behind a glass screen. Serves alcohol from 7am. Four regular cask beers and two guests. Real cider available.

EC4: Slug & Lettuce, 25 Bucklersbury, EC4N 8DA. Laurel. Version: 2012/06. Demolished. Opened Dec 97. Closed and boarded up by October 2007. Demolished. Map.

EC4: Slug & Lettuce-EDITORS TAP, 5-11 Fetter Lane, EC4A 1BR. Laurel. Version: 2022/07. Opened July 99. Food 12-9. Now Laurel, ex-Whitbread. Formerly HOGSHEAD. Has 3 handpumps. Renamed Editors Tap December 2017. Doom Bar plus one changing beer.Map. Original Name: HOGSHEAD .

EC4: SMITHS OF SMITHFIELD-CANDLEMAKER, 99 Cannon St, EC4N 5AE. Version 2018/03. Acquired in November by Young’s and renamed in March 2018 as the CANDLEMAKER. Cask beer introduced, three from Wells plus a guest.
EC4: Square Rigger, 2 Arthur Street, EC4R 9BS. Bass. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished From 1983: Bass Charrington. CHARRINGTON IPA, DRAUGHT BASS. available in top bar only. A 1960's build reconstruction of an eighteenth century ships of the line, complete with rigging, stuffed seagulls and variety of natically named bars. Food am Demolished in the late 1980's and replaced with D.K.B House which houses a Be at One cocktail bar.

EC4: ST. BRIDES TAVERN, 1 Bridewell Place, EC4V 6AP. Greene King. Version: 2007/12. Greene King,: IPA, Greene King: Abbot, Greene King: Old Speckled Hen. Former Magic Pub Co.A plaque designates them as belonging to the Worshipful Company of Gardeners. Two bars of which the upstairs becomes a function room in the evening. Darts are played in this wood panelled room. Food available lunchtimes only. Map.

EC4: Sugar Loaf, 65 Cannon Street, EC4N 5AA. Bass. Version: 2022/07. Current changing beers London Pride, Landlord & Oakham Citra (but Pride may be a regular). Renamed O'Neill's. Reverted to SUGAR LOAF. Map. Original Name: Sugar Loaf Previous Name(s): O'Neills.

EC4: SWEETINGS, 39 Queen Victoria Street, EC4N 4SA. Free House. Version: 2016/03. Arkells: BBB. A restaurant selling an expensive pint of real ale. £5 in March 2016. Map.

EC4: Temple Tavern, 2 Budge Row-11 Queen Victoria Street, EC4. Whitbread. Version: 2010/07. Demolished. Closed and boarded up by October 2009 pending development of the whole Walbrook area. Formerly BENTLEYS (FORUM BAR).ex-Whitbread, now demolished. Previous Name(s): Sheekeys.

EC4: THREE CRANES, 28 Garlick Hill, EC4V 2BA. Version: 2018/01. Former Bass pub. Original name from the Hatchet Trading Co. who were fur traders, and not as previously thought from a nearby timber yard. Food lunchtime. Darts. Former Charrington pub bcame Greene King in 1993. Freehold sold last year to Ducalian Capital. Taken over this year by Bloomsbury Leisure Group (operator of pubs including the Euston Tap, NW1 and Holborn Whippet, WC1) and renamed THREE CRANES. One cask beer, and lots of keg beers. Taken over in December 2018 by Holborn Leisure, their first of several scheduled openings. Timothy Taylor Landlord. Map. Original Name: HATCHET .

EC4: Tilted Wig, 32 Old Bailey, EC4M 7BS. Free House. Version: 2014/06. Demolished. Large new Irish theme pub opened in March 1996 in former restaurant premises. This former pub, latterly an Indian restaurant since 2008, and surrounding buildings have been demolished to make way for the new Ludgate retail/business/housing complex. Map. Original Name: McGOVERN'S .

EC4: TIPPERARY, 66 Fleet Street, EC4Y 1HT. Free. Version: 2013/04. Marston: Pedigree, Wells: Youngs Special. Upstairs bar and food lunchtime. No jeans policy. Now independent since late 2000s, ex-Greene King. Map. Original Name: Boars Head .

EC4: Toad in the Hole, 66/67 Shoe Lane, EC4A 3BQ. Greene King. Version: 1996/09. Pub Demolished. Former Magic Pub Co then Greene King before demoltion and redevelopment. Original Name: Globe Previous Name(s): Toad In The Hole.

EC4: Turntable, Norwich Street, EC4A 1EJ. Bass. Version: 2017/01. Closed. New pub that replaced the White Horse in Dec 91. Ex Nicholsons. There are two bars and the upstairs is the smaller.converted to Volupte cocktail bar, no draught beer. Renamed Turntable. Closed and to be re-opened on new site - no date given. ? Map. Original Name: Walkers of Holborn Previous Name(s): Sin Bar, Volupte.

EC4: Union, 35 Old Bailey, EC4M 7AU. Version 2021/01. Opened in January 2018, their fourth bar & grill after NW1, W2 and W4. Reported 2020 as not reopening. Closed during March 2020 lockdown. PATERNOSTER CHOP HOUSE relocated here in December 2020 from Paternoster Square. PATERNOSTER CHOP HOUSE closed after relocation here. Current occupancy of site unknown.

EC4: Vintry, 30 Queen Street, EC4R 1BR. Fullers. Version: 2000/05. Pub Demolished. Former Courage pub then run by Fullers. Opened 1993. Closed February 1990. Building owned by LRT. Closed in 1999. Original Name: Queens Arms Previous Name(s): Vintry.

EC4: VINTRY, Sherborne Lane, EC4N 5AX. Fuller's. Version: 2007/06Fuller's,: London Pride. Discovery. New Fullers pub tucked away at rear of an office building (with frontage on Cannon St), Map.

EC4: YE OLDE WATLING, 29 Bow Lane, EC4M 9DT. Bass. Version: 2013/02. Fuller: London Pride, St Austell: Nicholson Pale Ale, Sharp: Doom Bar, :: , . Bar billiards as well as darts can be played herein this largely unspoilt pub reputedly built by Sir Christropher Wren. The upstairs restaurant doubles as a function room in the evening. Map.

EC4: WHITE HAUS, 17 Farringdon Street, EC4A 4AB. Hippo Inns (Ei Group). Version: 2019/01. Alpine themed pub in a new development. Tank and craft beer along with 2 cask ales:-Sambrook's Wandle Ale; Timothy Taylor Landlord Website: https://www.thewhitehaus.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewhitehausldn Map.

EC4: White Hart, 3 New Fetter Lane, EC4A 1AP. Scottish&New. Version: 2005/12. Pub Demolished. Former Courage pub. Demolished c2001.

EC4: White Horse, 90 Fetter Lane, EC4A 1EQ. Ind Coope. Version: 1992/03. Pub demolished Demolished 1990. From 1983: ALLIED BREWERIES ALE, ALLIED BREWERIES FRIARY MEUX. Informal two bar corner pub, well worn but comfortable modern interior. The Jorrocks Room commemorates the hero in a novel by Robert SmithSurtees, a nineteenth century novelist who visited the pub which, built in the seventeenth century,used to be on the site. Restaurant and bar food upstairs. used to be on the site. Restaurant and bar food upstairs.

EC4: WHITE SWAN, 108 Fetter Lane, EC4A 1ES. Punch. Version: 2013/04. Adnams: Ghost Ship, Sambrook: Wandle, Sharp: Doom Bar. Beers available on 1 Feb 06 Real Perry also sold. A collection on of Fleet Street memorabilia and plates from many sources make it worth a visit. Two bars, one of which can be used as a function room if required. Leased by ETM from Punch since 2003, their second outlet. Map. Original Name: WHITE SWAN Previous Name(s): Mucky Duck.

EC4: WHITE SWANn, 18 Farringdon Street, EC4A 4AB. Enterprise. Version: 2018/10. Former Grand Met Chef & Brewer and Scottish&New.. T&J Barnard run. Closed in 2015, demolished to make way for a new development. Planning application to build new 12 storey building with pub on ground floor and basement approved in 2014. Having been closed in 2015 and demolished to make way for a new office development, reopened in November by Hippo Inns under their ‘managed expert’ partnership with Enterprise. Renamed WHITE HAUS, with an Alpine theme. Sambrook’s Wandle and Timothy Taylor Landlord. Keg beer includes ‘tank’ 1836 lager from Switzerland. Map.

EC4: White Swan, 28/30 Tudor Street, EC4Y 0BQ. Scottish&New. Version: 2000/05. Pub Demolished. Former Grand Met Trumans. Demolished November 1999. Demolished as part of Northcliffe House redevelopment.

EC4: WILLIAMSONS TAVERN, 1 Groveland Court, EC4M 9EH. Bass. Version: 2022/07. Only London Pride on. Two pumps with clips turned round (one looks like a Purity beer) and the other 2 unused. Nicholsons (Mitchells & Butlers). Recognised as a historic pub interior of some regional importance.Map.

EC4: Wine Tun, 2-6 Cannon Street, EC4M 6XX. Davys FreeHouse. Version: 2015/12. Demolished Renamed WINE TUN. Ex-style bar now a proper Davys. Closed and boarded, no longer on Davys web site, future uncertain. Closed in 2015, now demolished. Map. Original Name: HEELTAP & BUMPER .

EC4: WOLFGANG’S BIER HAUS, 2/3 Creed Lane, EC4V 5BR. Applefritterbeer C0. Version: 2019/06. New keg bar renamed already as Coolin. Former Free House was run by Faucet Inns. Renamed WOLFGANG’S BIER HAUS, with German food and drink. Closed earlier in 2018, future uncertain. R. Demolished along with the rest of that side of Creed Lane.Map. Original Name: Bier Rex Previous Name(s): Coolin, Ochre, Duke & Duchess.

EC4: Yager-Vinyl-OLD CHANGE BAR & KITCHEN. 2 Old Change Court, EC4M 8EN. Establishment HM Ltd. Version: 2019/06. No real ales Renamed Shoeless Joe's and handpump removed. Was Eldridge Pope and Wolves & Dudley. Renamed METROPOLIS (BAR & GRILL). Still no real ale. Renamed Yager (c2010). Renamed Vinyl July 2016. Renamed (IN 2019 0 OLD CHANGE BAR & KITCHEN with Timothy Taylor Landlord available recently. Map. Original Name: Bar Excellence Previous Name(s): Shoeless Joe's, Metroplis, Bar Excellence, Yagar.